Minnesota Legislature
HF 2388
1st Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to state government; appropriating money for 1.3 environmental and natural resources purposes; amending 1.4 Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 14.386; 84.027, 1.5 subdivision 15; 84.0855, subdivision 2, and by adding 1.6 a subdivision; 84.83, subdivisions 3 and 4; 84.86, 1.7 subdivision 1; 84.862, subdivisions 1 and 2; 84.872, 1.8 subdivision 1; 84.91, subdivision 1; 84.98, 1.9 subdivision 6; 85.015, by adding a subdivision; 1.10 85.019, subdivision 2, and by adding subdivisions; 1.11 86B.415, subdivision 1; 88.067; 92.46, subdivision 1; 1.12 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 1.13 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 20; 97A.485, subdivision 12; 1.14 97B.020; 103B.227, subdivision 2; 103C.401, by adding 1.15 a subdivision; 115.55, subdivision 5a; 115A.02; 1.16 115A.554; 115A.918, subdivision 1; 115B.42; 169.121, 1.17 subdivision 3; 169.1217, subdivisions 7a and 9; 1.18 169.123, subdivision 1; 171.07, subdivisions 12 and 1.19 13; 290.431; 290.432; 296A.18, subdivision 3; 297H.13, 1.20 subdivision 5; 325E.11; 325E.112, subdivisions 1, 2, 1.21 3, and 4; 325E.113; 574.263; and 574.264, subdivision 1.22 1; Laws 1995, chapter 220, section 142, as amended; 1.23 Laws 1996, chapter 351, section 2, as amended; Laws 1.24 1998, chapter 404, section 7, subdivisions 23 and 26; 1.25 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 1.26 chapters 103F; 115B; and 116; repealing Minnesota 1.27 Statutes 1998, sections 1.31; 84B.11; 86B.415, 1.28 subdivision 7a; 115A.929; 115A.9651; 115A.981; 1.29 297H.13, subdivision 6; 325E.112, subdivision 5; and 1.30 473.845, subdivision 2. 1.31 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.32 Section 1. [ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.] 1.33 The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 1.34 appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to 1.35 the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 1.36 available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 1.37 figures "1999," "2000," and "2001," where used in this act, mean 1.38 that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are 2.1 available for the year ending June 30, 1999, June 30, 2000, or 2.2 June 30, 2001, respectively. 2.3 SUMMARY BY FUND 2.4 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL 2.5 General $ $181,058,000 $178,778,000 $359,836,000 2.6 Petroleum Tank 3,333,000 3,393,000 6,726,000 2.7 State Government 2.8 Special Revenue 44,000 45,000 89,000 2.9 Environmental 28,304,000 23,211,000 51,515,000 2.10 Solid Waste 6,953,000 7,032,000 13,985,000 2.11 Natural 2.12 Resources 24,683,000 23,908,000 48,591,000 2.13 Game and Fish 64,913,000 66,021,000 130,934,000 2.14 Minnesota 2.15 Future Resources 16,007,000 -0- 16,007,000 2.16 Environmental 2.17 Trust 991,000 13,004,000 13,005,000 26,009,000 2.18 Great Lakes 2.19 Protection 200,000 -0- 200,000 2.20 TOTAL $991,000 $338,499,000 $315,393,000 $654,883,000 2.21 APPROPRIATIONS 2.22 Available for the Year 2.23 Ending June 30 2.24 2000 2001 2.25 Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL 2.26 AGENCY 2.27 Subdivision 1. Total 2.28 Appropriation $ 53,700,000 $ 49,011,000 2.29 Summary by Fund 2.30 General 16,434,000 16,703,000 2.31 Petroleum Tank 3,333,000 3,393,000 2.32 State Government 2.33 Special Revenue 44,000 45,000 2.34 Environmental 27,036,000 21,938,000 2.35 Solid Waste 6,853,000 6,932,000 2.36 The amounts that may be spent from this 2.37 appropriation for each program are 2.38 specified in the following subdivisions. 2.39 Subd. 2. Protection of the Water 2.40 15,864,000 16,568,000 2.41 Summary by Fund 2.42 General 12,458,000 12,737,000 3.1 State Government 3.2 Special Revenue 44,000 45,000 3.3 Environmental 3,112,000 3,786,000 3.4 Petroleum Tank 250,000 -0- 3.5 $200,000 the first year and $200,000 3.6 the second year are for individual 3.7 sewage treatment system (ISTS) grants. 3.8 Any unexpended balance in the first 3.9 year does not cancel, but is available 3.10 in the second year. 3.11 $1,375,000 the first year and 3.12 $1,375,000 the second year are for 3.13 grants to local units of government for 3.14 the clean water partnership program for 3.15 phase II implementation projects. If 3.16 the balance in either year is 3.17 insufficient, the balance remaining in 3.18 the other year is available for it. 3.19 $265,000 the second year is for feedlot 3.20 grants for county administration of the 3.21 feedlot permit program, including 3.22 inventories. These amounts are 3.23 transferred to the board of water and 3.24 soil resources for disbursement in 3.25 accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 3.26 section 103B.3369, in cooperation with 3.27 the pollution control agency. Grants 3.28 must be matched with a combination of 3.29 local cash and/or in-kind 3.30 contributions. Counties receiving 3.31 these grants shall submit an annual 3.32 report to the pollution control agency 3.33 regarding activities conducted under 3.34 the grant, expenditures made, and local 3.35 match contributions. First priority 3.36 for funding shall be given to counties 3.37 that have requested and received 3.38 delegation from the pollution control 3.39 agency for processing of animal feedlot 3.40 permit applications under Minnesota 3.41 Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 3.42 7. Delegated counties shall be 3.43 eligible to receive a grant of either: 3.44 $50 multiplied by the number of 3.45 livestock or poultry farms with sales 3.46 greater than $10,000, as reported in 3.47 the 1997 census of Agriculture, 3.48 published by the United States Bureau 3.49 of Census; or $80 multiplied by the 3.50 number of feedlots with greater than 3.51 ten animal units, as determined by a 3.52 level 2 or level 3 feedlot inventory 3.53 conducted in accordance with the 3.54 Feedlot Inventory Guidebook published 3.55 by the board of water and soil 3.56 resources, dated June 1991. Any money 3.57 remaining after the first year is 3.58 available for the second year. 3.59 $496,000 the first year and $1,106,000 3.60 the second year are from the 3.61 environmental fund for staff and 3.62 associated expenses for purposes of 3.63 addressing issues relating to feedlots 3.64 to improve water quality. 4.1 $375,000 the first year and $375,000 4.2 the second year are for total maximum 4.3 daily load allocation studies to 4.4 improve water quality. 4.5 $250,000 the first year is from the 4.6 petroleum tank release fund for the 4.7 following purposes: (1) to purchase 4.8 and distribute emergency spill response 4.9 equipment, such as spill containment 4.10 booms, sorbent pads, and installation 4.11 tools, along the Mississippi river 4.12 upstream of drinking water intakes at 4.13 the locations designated by the agency 4.14 in consultation with the Mississippi 4.15 River Defense Network; (2) to purchase 4.16 mobile trailers to contain the 4.17 equipment in clause (1) so that rapid 4.18 deployment can occur; and (3) to 4.19 conduct spill response training for 4.20 those groups of responders receiving 4.21 the spill response equipment described 4.22 in clause (1). The agency shall 4.23 develop and administer protocol for the 4.24 use of the equipment among all 4.25 potential users, including private 4.26 contract firms, public response 4.27 agencies, and units of government. Any 4.28 money remaining after the first year is 4.29 available for the second year. This is 4.30 a one-time appropriation. 4.31 $200,000 the first year and $200,000 4.32 the second year are for a grant to the 4.33 University of Minnesota center for 4.34 rural technology and cooperative 4.35 development for the continued 4.36 development of water quality 4.37 cooperatives that own or control 4.38 alternative discharging sewage systems 4.39 as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 4.40 section 115.58, subdivision 1. The 4.41 university must study and prepare a 4.42 report to the legislature on the 4.43 barriers to financing and permitting 4.44 cost-effective innovative or 4.45 alternative sewage treatment 4.46 technologies, systems, methods, and 4.47 processes under existing statutes, 4.48 agency rules, and practices, and on the 4.49 potential for such treatment 4.50 technologies for reducing point and 4.51 nonpoint sources of water pollution. 4.52 As a condition of this grant, the 4.53 university must submit a work program 4.54 and submit semiannual progress reports 4.55 as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 4.56 section 116P.05, subdivision 2, 4.57 paragraph (c). This is a one-time 4.58 appropriation. 4.59 $100,000 for the biennium is for a 4.60 grant to the Garrison, Kathio, West 4.61 Mille Lacs Lake Sanitary District for 4.62 the cost of environmental studies, 4.63 planning, and legal assistance for 4.64 sewage treatment purposes. This is a 4.65 one-time appropriation. 4.66 Subd. 3. Protection of the Air 5.1 7,871,000 8,023,000 5.2 Summary by Fund 5.3 General 181,000 142,000 5.4 Environmental 7,690,000 7,881,000 5.5 $181,000 the first year and $142,000 5.6 the second year are for mercury 5.7 reduction strategies other than 5.8 education programs. 5.9 Subd. 4. Protection of the 5.10 Land 5.11 23,008,000 16,882,000 5.12 Summary by Fund 5.13 General 1,722,000 1,746,000 5.14 Petroleum Tank 2,891,000 2,951,000 5.15 Environmental 12,678,000 6,417,000 5.16 Solid Waste 5,717,000 5,768,000 5.17 All money in the environmental 5.18 response, compensation, and compliance 5.19 account in the environmental fund not 5.20 otherwise appropriated is appropriated 5.21 to the commissioners of the pollution 5.22 control agency and the department of 5.23 agriculture for purposes of Minnesota 5.24 Statutes, section 115B.20, subdivision 5.25 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (10), 5.26 (11), and (12). At the beginning of 5.27 each fiscal year, the two commissioners 5.28 shall jointly submit an annual spending 5.29 plan to the commissioner of finance 5.30 that maximizes the utilization of 5.31 resources and appropriately allocates 5.32 the money between the two agencies. 5.33 This appropriation is available until 5.34 June 30, 2001. 5.35 $136,000 the first year and $139,000 5.36 the second year are from the solid 5.37 waste fund for staff and associated 5.38 expenses related to permitting, 5.39 compliance, and response actions at 5.40 eligible facilities under Minnesota 5.41 Statutes, section 473.845. 5.42 $196,000 the first year and $200,000 5.43 the second year are from the solid 5.44 waste fund for private water supply 5.45 monitoring and health assessment costs 5.46 in areas contaminated by unpermitted 5.47 mixed municipal solid waste disposal 5.48 facilities. 5.49 $550,000 the first year and $550,000 5.50 the second year are from the petroleum 5.51 tank release fund for purposes of the 5.52 leaking underground storage tank 5.53 program to protect the land. 5.54 $85,000 the first year is from the 5.55 solid waste fund for a grant to Benton 6.1 county to pay the principal amount due 6.2 in fiscal year 2000 on bonds issued by 6.3 the county to pay part of a final order 6.4 or settlement of a lawsuit for 6.5 environmental response costs at a mixed 6.6 municipal solid waste facility. This 6.7 money and any future money appropriated 6.8 for this purpose must be apportioned by 6.9 Benton county among the local units of 6.10 government that were parties to the 6.11 final order or settlement in the same 6.12 proportion that the local units of 6.13 government agreed to as their share of 6.14 the liability. This is a one-time 6.15 appropriation. 6.16 Subd. 5. General Support 6.17 7,207,000 7,538,000 6.18 Summary by Fund 6.19 General 2,073,000 2,078,000 6.20 Petroleum Tank 442,000 442,000 6.21 Environmental 3,556,000 3,854,000 6.22 Solid Waste 1,136,000 1,164,000 6.23 $175,000 the first year and $175,000 6.24 the second year are for information 6.25 system optimization for new regional 6.26 office computers. $263,000 the second 6.27 year is appropriated from the 6.28 environmental fund for system 6.29 optimization and for an optical imaging 6.30 system. This is a one-time 6.31 appropriation. 6.32 Sec. 3. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL 6.33 ASSISTANCE 21,131,000 21,219,000 6.34 Summary by Fund 6.35 General 19,863,000 19,946,000 6.36 Environmental 1,268,000 1,273,000 6.37 $500,000 the first year and $500,000 6.38 the second year are for the SCORE block 6.39 grants to counties. This is a one-time 6.40 appropriation. 6.41 Any unencumbered grant and loan 6.42 balances in the first year do not 6.43 cancel but are available for grants and 6.44 loans in the second year. 6.45 All money in the metropolitan landfill 6.46 abatement account in the environmental 6.47 fund not otherwise appropriated is 6.48 appropriated to the office of 6.49 environmental assistance for the 6.50 purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 6.51 473.844. 6.52 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 6.53 section 115A.54, subdivision 2, 6.54 paragraph (h), and rules of the office 6.55 of environmental assistance, an 7.1 applicant that receives a grant from 7.2 money appropriated in Laws 1998, 7.3 chapter 404, section 8, for less than 7.4 25 percent of the total capital costs 7.5 of a project may be issued a second 7.6 grant for capital costs of the project 7.7 from other money appropriated for 7.8 capital assistance grants. For the 7.9 purpose of the grants issued under this 7.10 item, each grant phase of the project 7.11 shall be considered a separate project, 7.12 but not for purposes of determining the 7.13 maximum grant assistance as provided in 7.14 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54, 7.15 subdivision 2a. 7.16 Sec. 4. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD 7,349,000 7,429,000 7.17 $1,900,000 the first year and 7.18 $1,900,000 the second year are for 7.19 operation of the zoo. This is a 7.20 one-time appropriation. 7.21 The zoological board must submit a 7.22 report to the governor and legislature 7.23 by February 1, 2000, analyzing 7.24 alternative governing structures, 7.25 including, but not limited to, 7.26 conversion to a private nonprofit or 7.27 local government entity. The report 7.28 must include analysis of the impact on 7.29 ownership of the facility, impacts on 7.30 employees, and ongoing costs to the 7.31 state related to any changes in 7.32 governance structure. 7.33 Notwithstanding Laws 1994, chapter 643, 7.34 section 27, subdivision 2, as amended 7.35 by Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 54, 7.36 the zoological board may institute an 7.37 admission fee increase before April 1, 7.38 2000. 7.39 The director must determine and report 7.40 to the environmental finance committees 7.41 of the legislature on whether altering 7.42 the hours and dates of operation would 7.43 reduce the zoo's operating deficit by 7.44 February 1, 2000. 7.45 Sec. 5. NATURAL RESOURCES 7.46 Subdivision 1. Total 7.47 Appropriation 206,396,000 204,694,000 7.48 Summary by Fund 7.49 General 116,700,000 114,665,000 7.50 Natural Resources 24,683,000 23,908,000 7.51 Game and Fish 64,913,000 66,021,000 7.52 Solid Waste 100,000 100,000 7.53 The amounts that may be spent from this 7.54 appropriation for each program are 7.55 specified in the following subdivisions. 7.56 Subd. 2. Mineral Resources Management 8.1 5,054,000 5,164,000 8.2 $311,000 the first year and $311,000 8.3 the second year are for iron ore 8.4 cooperative research, of which $225,000 8.5 the first year and $225,000 the second 8.6 year are available only as matched by 8.7 $1 of nonstate money for each $1 of 8.8 state money. Any unencumbered balance 8.9 remaining in the first year does not 8.10 cancel but is available for the second 8.11 year. 8.12 $376,000 the first year and $377,000 8.13 the second year are for mineral 8.14 diversification. Any unencumbered 8.15 balance remaining in the first year 8.16 does not cancel but is available for 8.17 the second year. 8.18 $46,000 the first year and $47,000 the 8.19 second year are for minerals 8.20 cooperative environmental research, of 8.21 which $30,000 the first year and 8.22 $30,000 the second year are available 8.23 only as matched by $1 of nonstate money 8.24 for each $1 of state money. Any 8.25 unencumbered balance remaining in the 8.26 first year does not cancel but is 8.27 available for the second year. 8.28 Subd. 3. Water Resources Management 8.29 14,180,000 13,040,000 8.30 Summary by Fund 8.31 General 13,918,000 12,771,000 8.32 Natural Resources 262,000 269,000 8.33 $113,000 the first year and $113,000 8.34 the second year are for a grant to the 8.35 Mississippi headwaters board for up to 8.36 50 percent of the cost of updating and 8.37 implementing the comprehensive plan, 8.38 under Minnesota Statutes, sections 8.39 103F.361 to 103F.377, for the upper 8.40 Mississippi river corridor within areas 8.41 under its jurisdiction. The 8.42 unencumbered balance in the first year 8.43 does not cancel but is available for 8.44 the second year. This is a one-time 8.45 appropriation. 8.46 $200,000 the first year and $150,000 8.47 the second year are for a grant to the 8.48 Cannon river watershed partnership for 8.49 protection, conservation, and 8.50 enhancement of the ecological integrity 8.51 of the Cannon river watershed. The 8.52 grant the second year is contingent 8.53 upon the establishment of a joint 8.54 powers board by the counties of Steele, 8.55 Rice, Goodhue, LeSueur, Waseca, and 8.56 Dakota, and any cities and towns within 8.57 the counties, to prepare a land use 8.58 management and recreation plan for the 8.59 Cannon river watershed; and to 8.60 eventually provide grant programs for 8.61 filter strips, side inlet structures, 9.1 and reconstruction of bridges over 9.2 sensitive environmental areas. The 9.3 goal of the plan is to protect the 9.4 river system's natural beauty, 9.5 environment, and water quality. The 9.6 purpose of the plan is to assist local 9.7 units of government within the Cannon 9.8 river watershed to adequately plan for 9.9 the protective management of the river 9.10 within their jurisdiction. The plan 9.11 and programs must meet or exceed the 9.12 requirements of state shoreland, 9.13 floodplain, and wild and scenic river 9.14 laws. The joint powers board must seek 9.15 available federal funding, and funding 9.16 or in-kind services from organizations 9.17 and local units of government to 9.18 complete the plan and implement the 9.19 program. 9.20 $1,100,000 the first year and $500,000 9.21 the second year are for grants to local 9.22 units of government located within the 9.23 Red River Basin to develop 9.24 comprehensive watershed plans, to 9.25 establish agency interdisciplinary 9.26 teams for each watershed in the Red 9.27 River Valley, and to establish and 9.28 maintain a basin repository including 9.29 data on flood flows and water supply. 9.30 $118,000 is for a grant to the city of 9.31 Thief River Falls to finish dredging 9.32 projects within the city on the Red 9.33 Lake river and the Thief river. This 9.34 appropriation is in addition to the 9.35 appropriation in Laws 1997, chapter 9.36 216, section 5, subdivision 3. This 9.37 appropriation is available to the 9.38 extent matched by an equal amount of 9.39 nonstate money until June 30, 2001. 9.40 This is a one-time appropriation. 9.41 $1,000,000 the first year is for the 9.42 construction of ring dikes under 9.43 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161. 9.44 The ring dikes may be publicly or 9.45 privately owned. This is a one-time 9.46 appropriation. 9.47 $1,400,000 is transferred to the 9.48 general fund the first year from the 9.49 special account established in 9.50 Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.271, 9.51 subdivision 6, paragraph (g). 9.52 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 9.53 section 103G.271, subdivision 6, 9.54 paragraph (g), all water appropriation 9.55 fees collected from July 2, 1999, to 9.56 June 30, 2001, shall be deposited in 9.57 the general fund. 9.58 $20,000 the first year is for a 9.59 feasibility study of raising the 9.60 control elevation of Coon Lake in Anoka 9.61 county. The study must be completed by 9.62 February 1, 2000. 9.63 Subd. 4. Forest Management 10.1 33,840,000 34,565,000 10.2 Summary by Fund 10.3 General 33,387,000 34,101,000 10.4 Natural Resources 453,000 464,000 10.5 $3,500,000 the first year and 10.6 $3,500,000 the second year are for 10.7 presuppression and suppression costs of 10.8 emergency fire fighting. If the 10.9 appropriation for either year is 10.10 insufficient to cover all costs of 10.11 suppression, the amount necessary to 10.12 pay for emergency firefighting expenses 10.13 during the biennium is appropriated 10.14 from the general fund. If money is 10.15 spent under the appropriation in the 10.16 preceding sentence, the commissioner of 10.17 natural resources shall, by 15 days 10.18 after the end of the following quarter, 10.19 report on how the money was spent to 10.20 the chairs of the house of 10.21 representatives ways and means 10.22 committee, the environment and 10.23 agriculture budget division of the 10.24 senate environment and natural 10.25 resources committee, and the house of 10.26 representatives environment and natural 10.27 resources finance committee. The 10.28 appropriations may not be transferred. 10.29 $5,000 the first year is for closing 10.30 down the office of the Minnesota forest 10.31 resources council. This is a one-time 10.32 appropriation. 10.33 Subd. 5. Parks and Recreation 10.34 Management 10.35 30,285,000 30,975,000 10.36 Summary by Fund 10.37 General 29,651,000 30,339,000 10.38 Natural Resources 634,000 636,000 10.39 $631,000 the first year and $632,000 10.40 the second year are from the water 10.41 recreation account in the natural 10.42 resources fund for state park 10.43 development projects. If the 10.44 appropriation in either year is 10.45 insufficient, the appropriation for the 10.46 other year is available for it. 10.47 $4,950,000 the first year and 10.48 $4,950,000 the second year are for 10.49 payment of a grant to the metropolitan 10.50 council for metropolitan area regional 10.51 parks and trails maintenance and 10.52 operation. This is a one-time 10.53 appropriation. 10.54 $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 10.55 second year are for a grant to the city 10.56 of Taylors Falls for fire and rescue 10.57 operations in support of Interstate 10.58 park. This is a one-time appropriation. 11.1 Notwithstanding any law to the 11.2 contrary, effective the day following 11.3 final enactment, the commissioner of 11.4 natural resources may enter into a 11.5 30-year lease with the Minneapolis park 11.6 and recreation board for the golf 11.7 course and polo grounds at Fort 11.8 Snelling. The land to be leased shall 11.9 be used for recreation purposes in the 11.10 development of athletic fields 11.11 connected with the property. The 11.12 commissioner of natural resources is 11.13 not obligated to make improvements on 11.14 the leased property. 11.15 Subd. 6. Trails and Waterways 11.16 Management 11.17 19,924,000 16,409,000 11.18 Summary by Fund 11.19 General 4,294,000 2,040,000 11.20 Natural Resources 13,733,000 12,761,000 11.21 Game and Fish 1,897,000 1,608,000 11.22 $3,819,000 the first year and 11.23 $3,819,000 the second year are from the 11.24 snowmobile trails and enforcement 11.25 account in the natural resources fund 11.26 for snowmobile grants-in-aid. 11.27 $400,000 is to construct a snowmobile 11.28 trail to connect the Willard Munger 11.29 state trail at Hermantown to the North 11.30 Shore state trail in Duluth. This is a 11.31 one-time appropriation. 11.32 $120,000 the first year is for the 11.33 planning, development, and construction 11.34 of the Gitchi-Gami trail on the north 11.35 shore of Lake Superior. The trail must 11.36 be designed primarily for hiking and 11.37 bicycling and must connect communities, 11.38 state parks, and other points of 11.39 interest along the north shore. This 11.40 is a one-time appropriation. 11.41 $550,000 is to develop nonpaved 11.42 alternative trails that are adjacent to 11.43 Heartland and Paul Bunyan state 11.44 trails. This is a one-time 11.45 appropriation. 11.46 $175,000 is for a grant to the Ramsey 11.47 county board of commissioners and the 11.48 Washington county board of 11.49 commissioners to cooperatively develop 11.50 a master plan, with the cooperation and 11.51 assistance of the Minnesota parks and 11.52 trails council, for a trail around 11.53 Silver Lake, a White Bear Lake to 11.54 Stillwater regional trail, a trail and 11.55 route around White Bear Lake and trail 11.56 connections with the Gateway trail and 11.57 other state or regional trails within 11.58 the counties. The master plan must be 11.59 developed with the cities of North St. 11.60 Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale, Birchwood, 12.1 Dellwood, Mahtomedi, and White Bear 12.2 Lake, White Bear township, and the 12.3 departments of natural resources and 12.4 transportation. 12.5 $1,500,000 the first year and $75,000 12.6 the second year are from the natural 12.7 resources fund to plan, acquire, 12.8 develop, and operate the Iron Range 12.9 off-highway vehicle recreation area. 12.10 The first year appropriation is 12.11 one-time and available until expended. 12.12 Of the amount appropriated the first 12.13 year, $750,000 is from the all-terrain 12.14 vehicle account, $600,000 is from the 12.15 off-road vehicle account, and $15,000 12.16 is from the off-highway motorcycle 12.17 account. The appropriations are 12.18 available until expended. 12.19 $1,000,000 is to the city of St. Paul 12.20 for the acquisition of the portion of 12.21 the Trout Brook Corridor located 12.22 between Maryland Avenue, I-35E, Cayuga 12.23 Street, and Agate Street. The lands 12.24 shall be acquired for the 12.25 reestablishment of natural habitat, as 12.26 well as passive recreational and 12.27 environmental educational 12.28 opportunities. This is a one-time 12.29 appropriation. 12.30 $50,000 the first year is for a grant 12.31 to the city of Silver Bay for supplies 12.32 and equipment to furnish and equip the 12.33 interior of the harbor administration 12.34 building. 12.35 Subd. 7. Fish and Wildlife Management 12.36 51,535,000 52,205,000 12.37 Summary by Fund 12.38 General 8,396,000 8,076,000 12.39 Natural Resources 2,091,000 2,132,000 12.40 Game and Fish 41,048,000 41,997,000 12.41 $4,500,000 the first year and 12.42 $4,500,000 the second year are from the 12.43 game and fish fund. Eighty-five 12.44 percent of this appropriation must be 12.45 used for regional field operations. 12.46 $923,000 the first year and $943,000 12.47 the second year are from the nongame 12.48 wildlife management account in the 12.49 natural resources fund for the purpose 12.50 of nongame wildlife management. Any 12.51 unencumbered balance remaining in the 12.52 first year does not cancel but is 12.53 available the second year. 12.54 $1,337,000 the first year and 12.55 $1,361,000 the second year are for the 12.56 reinvest in Minnesota programs of game 12.57 and fish, critical habitat, and 12.58 wetlands established under Minnesota 12.59 Statutes, section 84.95, subdivision 13.1 2. Any unencumbered balance for the 13.2 first year does not cancel but is 13.3 available for use the second year. 13.4 $1,110,000 the first year and 13.5 $1,117,000 the second year are from the 13.6 wildlife acquisition account for only 13.7 the purposes specified in Minnesota 13.8 Statutes, section 97A.071, subdivision 13.9 2a. 13.10 $860,000 the first year and $881,000 13.11 the second year are from the deer 13.12 habitat improvement account for only 13.13 the purposes specified in Minnesota 13.14 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 13.15 1, paragraph (b). 13.16 $60,000 the first year and $61,000 the 13.17 second year are from the deer and bear 13.18 management account for only the 13.19 purposes specified in Minnesota 13.20 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 13.21 1, paragraph (c). 13.22 $668,000 the first year and $673,000 13.23 the second year are from the waterfowl 13.24 habitat improvement account for only 13.25 the purposes specified in Minnesota 13.26 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 13.27 2. 13.28 $652,000 the first year and $654,000 13.29 the second year are from the trout and 13.30 salmon management account for only the 13.31 purposes specified in Minnesota 13.32 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 13.33 3. 13.34 $545,000 the first year and $545,000 13.35 the second year are from the pheasant 13.36 habitat improvement account for only 13.37 the purposes specified in Minnesota 13.38 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 13.39 4. In addition to the purposes 13.40 specified in Minnesota Statutes, 13.41 section 97A.075, subdivision 4, this 13.42 appropriation may be used for pheasant 13.43 restocking efforts. 13.44 $1,565,000 the first year and 13.45 $1,565,000 the second year are for 13.46 field operation costs associated with 13.47 the division of wildlife and fish. 13.48 Eighty-five percent of this 13.49 appropriation must be used for regional 13.50 field operations. 13.51 $530,000 the first year and $530,000 13.52 the second year are for expansion of 13.53 the walleye stocking program. 13.54 $160,000 the first year is split 13.55 equally for a joint development with 13.56 the office of tourism to develop a 13.57 Minnesota river valley birding trail 13.58 and a Mississippi river valley birding 13.59 trail, with the assistance of the 13.60 Minnesota Audubon Society. The 13.61 Mississippi river parkway commission 13.62 also shall assist with the Mississippi 14.1 river valley birding trail. A work 14.2 plan for each trail must be developed 14.3 by the department of natural resources 14.4 and approved by the legislative 14.5 commission on Minnesota resources. The 14.6 appropriation is available for the 14.7 biennium ending June 30, 2001. 14.8 Subd. 8. Enforcement 14.9 20,884,000 21,331,000 14.10 Summary by Fund 14.11 General 3,572,000 3,645,000 14.12 Natural Resources 3,926,000 3,982,000 14.13 Game and Fish 13,286,000 13,604,000 14.14 Solid Waste 100,000 100,000 14.15 $1,082,000 the first year and 14.16 $1,082,000 the second year are from the 14.17 water recreation account in the natural 14.18 resources fund for grants to counties 14.19 for boat and water safety. 14.20 $130,000 the first year and $130,000 14.21 the second year are to continue the 14.22 enforcement community liaison officers 14.23 program. 14.24 Overtime shall be distributed to 14.25 conservation officers at historical 14.26 levels. In the case of an unallotment, 14.27 the overtime bank may be reduced in 14.28 proportion to reductions made in other 14.29 areas of the budget. 14.30 If Minnesota Statutes, section 86B.415, 14.31 subdivision 7a, is repealed, a refund 14.32 of the $50 surcharge shall be issued by 14.33 the commissioner to any person who 14.34 demonstrates having paid the fee. 14.35 $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 14.36 second year are from the natural 14.37 resources fund for enforcement 14.38 activities relating to the Iron Range 14.39 off-highway vehicle recreation area. 14.40 Of the amount appropriated, $40,000 is 14.41 from the all-terrain vehicle account, 14.42 $32,000 is from the off-road vehicle 14.43 account, and $8,000 is from the 14.44 off-highway motorcycle account. 14.45 Subd. 9. Operations Support 14.46 30,694,000 31,005,000 14.47 Summary by Fund 14.48 General 18,428,000 18,529,000 14.49 Natural Resources 3,584,000 3,664,000 14.50 Game and Fish 8,682,000 8,812,000 14.51 The commissioner of natural resources 14.52 may contract with and make grants to 15.1 nonprofit agencies to carry out the 15.2 purposes, plans, and programs of the 15.3 office of youth programs, Minnesota 15.4 conservation corps. 15.5 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 15.6 the second year are an increase in the 15.7 base appropriation for the Minnesota 15.8 conservation corps program activities. 15.9 $785,000 the first year and $415,000 15.10 the second year are for the project IT 15.11 infrastructure for subregion 15.12 connectivity, information technology 15.13 support staff, Oracle 8 implementation, 15.14 and a spatial database engine. 15.15 Electronic licensing under Minnesota 15.16 Statutes, section 84.027, subdivision 15.17 15, other than by telephone or Internet 15.18 transaction, may not be implemented 15.19 until July 1, 2000. The commissioner 15.20 shall review and analyze other types of 15.21 licensing systems and report to the 15.22 house and senate environmental finance 15.23 committees by March 1, 2000. 15.24 $116,000 the first year and $116,000 15.25 the second year are for grants to the 15.26 counties of Beltrami, Marshall, and 15.27 Roseau for the payment of unpaid back 15.28 ditch assessments on state lands, based 15.29 on the signed agreement between the 15.30 attorney general and the commissioner. 15.31 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 15.32 the second year are to maintain the 15.33 state parks Southeast Asian 15.34 environmental education program. 15.35 At least one-half of the base budget 15.36 reductions for the biennium must be 15.37 made in the department's central office. 15.38 Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND 15.39 SOIL RESOURCES 19,006,000 18,559,000 15.40 $1,268,000 the first year and 15.41 $1,268,000 the second year are for the 15.42 administrative costs of easement 15.43 programs. 15.44 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 15.45 the second year are for a grant to the 15.46 Red river basin board to develop a Red 15.47 river basin water management plan and 15.48 to coordinate water management 15.49 activities in the states and provinces 15.50 bordering the Red river. This 15.51 appropriation is only available to the 15.52 extent it is matched by a proportionate 15.53 amount in United States currency from 15.54 the states of North Dakota and South 15.55 Dakota and the province of Manitoba. 15.56 The unencumbered balance in the first 15.57 year does not cancel but is available 15.58 for the second year. This is a 15.59 one-time appropriation. 15.60 $32,000 is for a grant to the Blue 15.61 Earth county soil and water 16.1 conservation district for stream bank 16.2 stabilization on the LeSueur river 16.3 within the city limits of St. Clair. 16.4 This is a one-time appropriation. 16.5 $500,000 the first year and $500,000 16.6 the second year are for grants to soil 16.7 and water conservation districts for 16.8 cost-sharing contracts under Minnesota 16.9 Statutes, section 103C.501. This 16.10 appropriation is one-time and is 16.11 available until expended. 16.12 $5,443,000 the first year and 16.13 $5,443,000 the second year are for 16.14 natural resources block grants to local 16.15 governments. 16.16 The board shall reduce the amount of 16.17 the natural resource block grant to a 16.18 county by an amount equal to any 16.19 reduction in the county's general 16.20 services allocation to a soil and water 16.21 conservation district from the county's 16.22 1998 allocation. 16.23 Grants must be matched with a 16.24 combination of local cash or in-kind 16.25 contributions. The base grant portion 16.26 related to water planning must be 16.27 matched by an amount that would be 16.28 raised by a levy under Minnesota 16.29 Statutes, section 103B.3369. 16.30 $3,867,000 the first year and 16.31 $3,867,000 the second year are for 16.32 grants to soil and water conservation 16.33 districts for general purposes and for 16.34 implementation of the RIM conservation 16.35 reserve program. Upon approval of the 16.36 board, expenditures may be made from 16.37 these appropriations for supplies and 16.38 services benefiting soil and water 16.39 conservation districts. The 16.40 appropriation is in addition to any 16.41 money distributed under Minnesota 16.42 Statutes, section 103C.401, subdivision 16.43 2. 16.44 $500,000 is for a grant to the 16.45 Minneapolis parks and recreation board 16.46 to mitigate flooding, restore and 16.47 stabilize the shoreline, and provide 16.48 for wetland replacement at Lake of the 16.49 Isles. This is a one-time 16.50 appropriation. 16.51 $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 16.52 second year are for the Blue Earth 16.53 river basin initiative in Minnesota 16.54 Statutes, sections 103F.191 to 16.55 103F.197. This is a one-time 16.56 appropriation. 16.57 Any unencumbered balance in the board's 16.58 program of grants does not cancel at 16.59 the end of the first year and is 16.60 available for the second year for the 16.61 same grant program. 16.62 Sec. 7. CITIZENS COUNCIL ON 17.1 VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK 66,000 -0- 17.2 The council's duties shall expire on 17.3 June 30, 2000. 17.4 Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM 17.5 OF MINNESOTA 1,199,000 1,235,000 17.6 Sec. 9. MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN 17.7 BOUNDARY AREA COMMISSION -0- -0- 17.8 Sec. 10. MINNESOTA ACADEMY 17.9 OF SCIENCE 41,000 41,000 17.10 Sec. 11. TRANSPORTATION 200,000 -0- 17.11 $200,000 is for a grant to the city of 17.12 Savage or Scott county, or both, for 17.13 engineering and environmental studies 17.14 relating to the extension of Scott 17.15 county state-aid highway No. 27 in the 17.16 vicinity of the Savage fen wetlands 17.17 complex. This is a one-time 17.18 appropriation. 17.19 Sec. 12. ADMINISTRATION 200,000 200,000 17.20 $200,000 the first year and $200,000 17.21 the second year are for a grant to the 17.22 Minnesota Children's Museum to fund 17.23 Project GreenStart. The appropriation 17.24 shall be used to enhance curricular 17.25 programming, expand community outreach, 17.26 and continue development of 17.27 exhibit-based education. This is a 17.28 one-time appropriation. 17.29 Sec. 13. MINNESOTA RESOURCES 17.30 Subdivision 1. Total 17.31 Appropriation 29,211,000 13,005,000 17.32 Summary by Fund 17.33 Minnesota Future 17.34 Resources Fund 16,007,000 -0- 17.35 Environment and 17.36 Natural Resources 17.37 Trust Fund 13,004,000 13,005,000 17.38 Great Lakes Protection 17.39 Account 991,000 200,000 -0- 17.40 Appropriations from the Minnesota 17.41 future resources fund and the Great 17.42 Lakes protection account are available 17.43 for either year of the biennium. 17.44 For appropriations from the environment 17.45 and natural resources trust fund, any 17.46 unencumbered balance remaining in the 17.47 first year does not cancel and is 17.48 available for the second year of the 17.49 biennium. 17.50 Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 17.51 in this section are available until 17.52 June 30, 2001, when projects must be 17.53 completed and final products delivered. 18.1 Subd. 2. Definitions 18.2 (a) "Future resources fund" means the 18.3 Minnesota future resources fund 18.4 referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 18.5 section 116P.13. 18.6 (b) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 18.7 environment and natural resources trust 18.8 fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 18.9 section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 18.10 (c) "Great Lakes protection account" 18.11 means the account referred to in 18.12 Minnesota Statutes, section 116Q.02. 18.13 Subd. 3. Legislative Commission 18.14 on Minnesota Resources 18.15 583,000 284,000 18.16 Summary by Fund 18.17 Future Resources 18.18 Fund 300,000 -0- 18.19 Trust Fund 283,000 284,000 18.20 $300,000 is from the future resources 18.21 fund and $283,000 the first year and 18.22 $284,000 the second year are from the 18.23 trust fund, pursuant to Minnesota 18.24 Statutes, section 116P.09, subdivision 18.25 5. 18.26 Subd. 4. Recreation 18.27 8,032,000 2,720,000 18.28 Summary by Fund 18.29 Future Resources 18.30 Fund 5,312,000 -0- 18.31 Trust Fund 2,720,000 2,720,000 18.32 (a) Local Initiatives Grants 18.33 Program. 18.34 This appropriation is to the 18.35 commissioner of natural resources to 18.36 provide matching grants, as follows: 18.37 (1) $1,978,000 is from the future 18.38 resources fund to local units of 18.39 government for local park and 18.40 recreation areas of up to $250,000 18.41 notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 18.42 section 85.019. $50,000 is to complete 18.43 the Larue Pit Recreation Development. 18.44 $28,000 is to the city of Hitterdal for 18.45 park construction at Lake Flora. 18.46 $460,000 is available immediately upon 18.47 enactment. 18.48 (2) $435,000 the first year and 18.49 $435,000 the second year are from the 18.50 trust fund to local units of government 18.51 for natural and scenic areas pursuant 18.52 to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019. 19.1 (3) $1,484,000 is from the future 19.2 resources fund for trail grants to 19.3 local units of government on land to be 19.4 maintained for at least 20 years for 19.5 the purposes of the grant. $500,000 is 19.6 for grants of up to $50,000 per project 19.7 for trail linkages between communities, 19.8 trails, and parks, and $720,000 is for 19.9 grants of up to $250,000 for locally 19.10 funded trails of regional significance 19.11 outside the metropolitan area. $54,000 19.12 is to the Department of Natural 19.13 Resources for planning and 19.14 archaelogical costs to develop a 19.15 multiuse trail connecting the Douglas 19.16 Trail in Rochester with Chester Woods 19.17 County Park and the cities of Eyota and 19.18 Dover. $50,000 is to the upper 19.19 Minnesota River valley regional 19.20 development commission for the 19.21 preliminary design and engineering of a 19.22 single segment of the Minnesota River 19.23 trail from Appleton to the Milan Beach 19.24 on Lake Lac Qui Parle. $160,000 is to 19.25 the Department of Natural Resources to 19.26 resurface four miles of recreational 19.27 trail from the town of Milan to Lake 19.28 Lac Qui Parle in Chippewa county. 19.29 (4) $305,000 the first year and 19.30 $305,000 the second year are from the 19.31 trust fund for a statewide conservation 19.32 partners program, to encourage private 19.33 organizations and local governments to 19.34 cost share improvement of fish, 19.35 wildlife, and native plant habitats and 19.36 research and surveys of fish and 19.37 wildlife. Conservation partners grants 19.38 may be up to $20,000 each. $10,000 is 19.39 for an agreement with the Canby 19.40 Sportsman's Club for shelterbelts for 19.41 habitat and erosion control. 19.42 (5) $100,000 the first year and 19.43 $100,000 the second year are from the 19.44 trust fund for environmental 19.45 partnerships program grants of up to 19.46 $20,000 each for environmental service 19.47 projects and related education 19.48 activities through public and private 19.49 partnerships. 19.50 In addition to the required work 19.51 program, grants may not be approved 19.52 until grant proposals to be funded have 19.53 been submitted to the legislative 19.54 commission on Minnesota resources and 19.55 the commission has approved the grants 19.56 or allowed 60 days to pass. The 19.57 commission shall monitor the grants for 19.58 approximate balance over extended 19.59 periods of time between the 19.60 metropolitan area as defined in 19.61 Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 19.62 subdivision 2, and the nonmetropolitan 19.63 area through work program oversight and 19.64 periodic allocation decisions. For the 19.65 purpose of this paragraph, the match 19.66 must be nonstate contributions, but may 19.67 be either cash or in-kind. Recipients 19.68 may receive funding for more than one 20.1 project in any given grant period. 20.2 This appropriation is available until 20.3 June 30, 2002, at which time the 20.4 project must be completed and final 20.5 products delivered, unless an earlier 20.6 date is specified in the work program. 20.7 If a project financed under this 20.8 program receives a federal grant, the 20.9 availability of the financing from this 20.10 subdivision for that project is 20.11 extended to equal the period of the 20.12 federal grant. 20.13 (b) Mesabi Trail Land 20.14 Acquisition and 20.15 Development - Continuation 20.16 $1,000,000 is from the future resources 20.17 fund to the commissioner of natural 20.18 resources for an agreement with St. 20.19 Louis and Lake Counties Regional Rail 20.20 Authority for the fourth biennium to 20.21 develop and acquire segments of the 20.22 Mesabi trail and procure design and 20.23 engineering for trail heads and 20.24 enhancements. This appropriation must 20.25 be matched by at least $1,000,000 of 20.26 nonstate money. This appropriation is 20.27 available until June 30, 2002, at which 20.28 time the project must be completed and 20.29 final products delivered, unless an 20.30 earlier date is specified in the work 20.31 program. 20.32 (c) Kabetogama to Ash River 20.33 Community Trail System 20.34 $100,000 is from the future resources 20.35 fund to the commissioner of natural 20.36 resources for an agreement with 20.37 Kabetogama Lake Association in 20.38 cooperation with the National Park 20.39 Service for trail construction linking 20.40 Lake Kabetogama, Ash River, and 20.41 Voyagers National Park. This 20.42 appropriation must be matched by at 20.43 least $100,000 of nonstate money. 20.44 This appropriation is available until 20.45 June 30, 2002, at which time the 20.46 project must be completed and final 20.47 products delivered, unless an earlier 20.48 date is specified in the work program. 20.49 (d) Mesabi Trail 20.50 Connection 20.51 $80,000 is from the future resources 20.52 fund to the commissioner of natural 20.53 resources for an agreement with the 20.54 East Range Joint Powers Board to 20.55 develop trail connections to the Mesabi 20.56 Trail with the communities of Aurora, 20.57 Hoyt Lakes, and White. This 20.58 appropriation must be matched by at 20.59 least $80,000 of nonstate money. This 20.60 appropriation is available until June 20.61 30, 2002, at which time the project 20.62 must be completed and final products 20.63 delivered, unless an earlier date is 20.64 specified in the work program. 21.1 (e) Dakota County 21.2 Bikeway Mapping 21.3 $15,000 is from the future resources 21.4 fund to the metropolitan council for an 21.5 agreement with Dakota county to cost 21.6 share the integration of digital 21.7 elevation information in the Dakota 21.8 county geographic information system 21.9 database with trail and bikeway routes 21.10 and develop maps for trail and bikeway 21.11 users. 21.12 (f) Mississippi Riverfront 21.13 Trail and Access 21.14 $155,000 is from the future resources 21.15 fund to the commissioner of natural 21.16 resources for an agreement with the 21.17 city of Hastings to acquire and restore 21.18 the public access area and to complete 21.19 the connecting riverfront trail from 21.20 the public access to lock and dam 21.21 number two adjacent to Lake Rebecca. 21.22 This appropriation must be matched by 21.23 at least $155,000 of nonstate money. 21.24 (g) Management and Restoration 21.25 of Natural Plant Communities 21.26 on State Trails 21.27 $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 21.28 second year are from the trust fund to 21.29 the commissioner of natural resources 21.30 to manage and restore natural plant 21.31 communities along state trails under 21.32 Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015 21.33 (h) Gitchi-Gami State Trail 21.34 $275,000 the first year and $275,000 21.35 the second year are from the trust fund 21.36 to the commissioner of natural 21.37 resources for construction of the 21.38 Gitchi-Gami state trail through Split 21.39 Rock State Park. The commissioner must 21.40 submit grant requests for supplemental 21.41 funding for federal TEA-21 money in 21.42 eligible categories and report the 21.43 results to the legislative commission 21.44 on Minnesota resources. All segments 21.45 of the trail must become part of the 21.46 state trail system. This appropriation 21.47 is available until June 30, 2002, at 21.48 which time the project must be 21.49 completed and final products delivered, 21.50 unless an earlier date is specified in 21.51 the work program. 21.52 (i) State Park and Recreation 21.53 Area Acquisition, Development, 21.54 Betterment, and Rehabilitation 21.55 $500,000 the first year and $500,000 21.56 the second year are from the trust fund 21.57 to the commissioner of natural 21.58 resources as follows: (1) for state 21.59 park and recreation area acquisition, 21.60 $500,000; and (2) for state park and 21.61 recreation area development, 21.62 rehabilitation, and resource 22.1 management, $500,000, unless otherwise 22.2 specified in the approved work 22.3 program. The use of the Minnesota 22.4 conservation corps is encouraged. The 22.5 commissioner must submit grant requests 22.6 for supplemental funding for federal 22.7 TEA-21 money in eligible categories and 22.8 report the results to the legislative 22.9 commission on Minnesota resources. 22.10 This appropriation is available until 22.11 June 30, 2002, at which time the 22.12 project must be completed and final 22.13 products delivered, unless an earlier 22.14 date is specified in the work program. 22.15 (j) Interpretive Boat 22.16 Tours of Hill Annex 22.17 Mine State Park 22.18 $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 22.19 second year are from the trust fund to 22.20 the commissioner of natural resources 22.21 to add interpretive boat excursion 22.22 tours of the mine. The project will 22.23 include purchase and equipping of a 22.24 craft and development of a landing area. 22.25 (k) Metropolitan Regional Parks 22.26 Acquisition, Rehabilitation, 22.27 and Development 22.28 $1,000,000 the first year and 22.29 $1,000,000 the second year are from the 22.30 trust fund to the metropolitan council 22.31 for subgrants for acquisition, 22.32 development, and rehabilitation in the 22.33 metropolitan regional park system, 22.34 consistent with the metropolitan 22.35 council regional recreation open space 22.36 capital improvement plan. This 22.37 appropriation may be used for the 22.38 purchase of homes only if the purchases 22.39 are expressly included in the work 22.40 program approved by the legislative 22.41 commission on Minnesota resources. The 22.42 metropolitan council shall collect and 22.43 digitize all local, regional, state, 22.44 and federal parks and all off-road 22.45 trails with connecting on-road routes 22.46 for the metropolitan area and produce a 22.47 printed map that is available to the 22.48 public. This appropriation is 22.49 available until June 30, 2002, at which 22.50 time the project must be completed and 22.51 final products delivered, unless an 22.52 earlier date is specified in the work 22.53 program. 22.54 (l) Como Park Campus Maintenance 22.55 $500,000 is from the future resources 22.56 fund to the city of St. Paul for a 22.57 subsidy for the maintenance of live 22.58 plant and animal exhibits for the zoo 22.59 and the conservatory at the Como Park 22.60 campus. 22.61 Subd. 5. Historic 22.62 477,000 213,000 23.1 Summary by Fund 23.2 Future Resources 23.3 Fund 265,000 -0- 23.4 Trust Fund 212,000 213,000 23.5 (a) Using National Register 23.6 Properties to Interpret 23.7 Minnesota History 23.8 $90,000 is from the future resources 23.9 fund to the Minnesota Historical 23.10 Society to create interactive, 23.11 mini-documentaries in Internet format 23.12 using the National Register properties 23.13 to interpret selected themes in 23.14 Minnesota history. 23.15 (b) Historic Site Land 23.16 Acquisition 23.17 $87,000 the first year and $88,000 the 23.18 second year are from the trust fund to 23.19 the Minnesota Historical Society to 23.20 purchase land adjacent to the Lower 23.21 Sioux Agency, Jeffers Petroglyphs, and 23.22 Oliver Kelley Farm sites to protect the 23.23 historic resources. Allocation of 23.24 dollars between the three sites shall 23.25 be determined based on the willingness 23.26 of sellers and reasonable purchase 23.27 prices at the respective sites. This 23.28 appropriation is available until June 23.29 30, 2002, at which time the project 23.30 must be completed and final products 23.31 delivered, unless an earlier date is 23.32 specified in the work program. 23.33 (c) Gibbs Farm Museum 23.34 Interpretation 23.35 $150,000 is from the future resources 23.36 fund to the Minnesota Historical 23.37 Society for an agreement with Ramsey 23.38 County Historical Society to build and 23.39 furnish replica structures of historic 23.40 lifestyles and land use of the Dakota 23.41 and pioneers. 23.42 (d) Traverse des Sioux 23.43 Site Development 23.44 $125,000 the first year and 125,000 the 23.45 second year are from the trust fund to 23.46 the Minnesota Historical Society to 23.47 improve public access to state historic 23.48 site Traverse des Sioux including 23.49 trails, interpretive markers, and basic 23.50 visitor amenities. 23.51 (e) Old Wadena Historic 23.52 Site Development 23.53 $25,000 is from the future resources 23.54 fund to the Minnesota Historical 23.55 Society for an agreement with Wah De 23.56 Nah Historic and Environmental Learning 23.57 Project to develop a footbridge, 23.58 archaeological survey, and educational 23.59 programs. This appropriation must be 24.1 matched by at least $6,000 of nonstate 24.2 money. 24.3 Subd. 6. Water Quality 24.4 1,730,000 730,000 24.5 Summary by Fund 24.6 Future Resources 24.7 Fund 1,000,000 -0- 24.8 Trust Fund 730,000 730,000 24.9 (a) On-Site Sewage Treatment 24.10 Alternatives; Performance, 24.11 Outreach and 24.12 Demonstration - Continuation 24.13 $275,000 the first year and $275,000 24.14 the second year are from the trust fund 24.15 to the commissioner of the pollution 24.16 control agency for the third biennium 24.17 to monitor previously built test sites 24.18 for pathogen removal and other 24.19 parameters for indicators of treatment 24.20 efficiency, to determine maintenance 24.21 needs and system longevity, and to 24.22 pursue the establishment of cooperative 24.23 demonstration projects. 24.24 (b) Identification of Sediment 24.25 Sources in Agricultural 24.26 Watersheds 24.27 $175,000 the first year and $175,000 24.28 the second year are from the trust fund 24.29 to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 24.30 quantify the contribution of streambank 24.31 erosion versus overland erosion sources 24.32 to riverine suspended sediment 24.33 concentrations. This appropriation 24.34 must be matched by at least $90,000 of 24.35 nonstate money. 24.36 (c) Accelerated Statewide 24.37 Local Water Plan 24.38 Implementation 24.39 $1,000,000 is from the future resources 24.40 fund to the board of water and soil 24.41 resources to accelerate the local water 24.42 planning challenge grant program under 24.43 Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3361, 24.44 to assist in the implementation of high 24.45 priority activities in comprehensive 24.46 water management plans on a cost-share 24.47 basis. $140,000 is to St. Louis county 24.48 to inventory and evaluate existing 24.49 sewage treatment systems. $75,000 is 24.50 to the Whitefish Area Property Owners 24.51 Association in cooperation with Crow 24.52 Wing county to inspect all lakeshore 24.53 properties on the Whitefish chain of 24.54 lakes for conformance with septic 24.55 system requirements. $50,000 is to 24.56 Chisago county to develop sustainable 24.57 wastewater treatment alternatives which 24.58 must be matched by at least $30,000 of 24.59 nonstate money. 25.1 (d) Tracking Sources of Fecal 25.2 Pollution Using DNA Techniques 25.3 $150,000 the first year and $150,000 25.4 the second year are from the trust fund 25.5 to the University of Minnesota to 25.6 define sources of fecal pollution in 25.7 waters. 25.8 (e) Groundwater Flow in the 25.9 Prairie du Chien Aquifer 25.10 $55,000 the first year and $55,000 the 25.11 second year are from the trust fund to 25.12 the University of Minnesota to 25.13 characterize groundwater flow within 25.14 the Prairie du Chien Formation. 25.15 (f) Erosion Impacts on the 25.16 Cannon Valley Big Woods 25.17 $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 25.18 second year are from the trust fund to 25.19 the University of Minnesota in 25.20 cooperation with the Big Woods Project 25.21 to determine historical and future 25.22 effects of land practices on soil 25.23 erosion levels and develop land 25.24 management tools in the big woods 25.25 ecosystem in Rice county. 25.26 Subd. 7. Agriculture and Natural 25.27 Resource Based Industries 25.28 4,568,000 1,132,000 25.29 Summary by Fund 25.30 Future Resources 25.31 Fund 3,435,000 -0- 25.32 Trust Fund 1,333,000 1,132,000 25.33 (a) Green Forest 25.34 Certification Project 25.35 $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 25.36 second year are from the trust fund to 25.37 the commissioner of natural resources 25.38 for an agreement with the Institute for 25.39 Agriculture and Trade Policy to certify 25.40 foresters and to evaluate private 25.41 forest lands for green certification. 25.42 (b) Accelerated Transfer of New 25.43 Forest - Research Findings 25.44 $58,000 the first year and $57,000 the 25.45 second year are from the trust fund to 25.46 the University of Minnesota to 25.47 accelerate educational programming by 25.48 the sustainable forest education 25.49 cooperative on the practical 25.50 application of landscape-level analysis 25.51 in site-level forest management. 25.52 (c) Minnesota Wildlife 25.53 Tourism Initiative 25.54 $125,000 the first year and $125,000 25.55 the second year are from the trust fund 26.1 to the commissioner of natural 26.2 resources to develop, implement, and 26.3 evaluate a project focusing on wildlife 26.4 tourism as a sustainable industry in 26.5 Minnesota in cooperation with the 26.6 office of tourism. 26.7 (d) Integrated Prairie 26.8 Management 26.9 $175,000 the first year and $175,000 26.10 the second year are from the trust fund 26.11 to the commissioner of natural 26.12 resources for an agreement with the 26.13 University of Minnesota and Clay county 26.14 in a cooperative project for an 26.15 aggregate resource inventory on public 26.16 lands, prairie restoration and 26.17 research, and stewardship plans for 26.18 management options. This appropriation 26.19 is available until June 30, 2002, at 26.20 which time the project must be 26.21 completed and final products delivered, 26.22 unless an earlier date is specified in 26.23 the work program. 26.24 (e) Improved Agricultural Systems 26.25 Overlying Sensitive Aquifers 26.26 in Southwestern Minnesota 26.27 $200,000 is from the future resources 26.28 fund to the commissioner of agriculture 26.29 for an agreement with the University of 26.30 Minnesota, Southwest Experiment 26.31 Station, to provide technical support, 26.32 research, systems evaluation, and 26.33 advisory teams to protect sensitive 26.34 alluvial aquifers threatened by nitrate 26.35 contamination in southwest Minnesota. 26.36 (f) Commercial Fertilizer Plant 26.37 for Livestock Solid Waste 26.38 Processing 26.39 $400,000 is from the future resources 26.40 fund to the agricultural utilization 26.41 research institute for an agreement 26.42 with AquaCare International, Inc. to 26.43 establish a commercial grade fertilizer 26.44 plant that will enhance and process 26.45 animal wastewater solids through 26.46 micronization technology. This 26.47 appropriation must be matched by at 26.48 least $425,000 of nonstate money. As a 26.49 condition of receiving this 26.50 appropriation, AquaCare International, 26.51 Inc. must agree to pay to the state a 26.52 royalty. Notwithstanding Minnesota 26.53 Statutes, section 116P.10, the royalty 26.54 must be two percent of gross revenues 26.55 accruing to AquaCare International, 26.56 Inc. from this application of 26.57 micronization technology. Receipts 26.58 from the royalty must be credited to 26.59 the fund. 26.60 (g) Preservation of Native 26.61 Wild Rice Resource 26.62 $200,000 is from the future resources 26.63 fund to the commissioner of natural 27.1 resources for an agreement with Leech 27.2 Lake Reservation to analyze critical 27.3 factors in different northern rice 27.4 habitats and determine methods to 27.5 preserve the natural diversity of wild 27.6 rice. This appropriation must be 27.7 matched by at least $45,000 of nonstate 27.8 money. 27.9 (h) Wild Rice Management 27.10 Planning 27.11 $200,000 is from the future resources 27.12 fund to the commissioner of natural 27.13 resources for an agreement with the 27.14 Boise Forte Band of Chippewa to develop 27.15 databases and management plans for 27.16 northern wild rice lakes. This 27.17 appropriation must be matched by at 27.18 least $20,000 of nonstate money. 27.19 (i) Mesabi Iron Range, 27.20 Water and Mineral Resource 27.21 Planning 27.22 $200,000 the first year and $200,000 27.23 the second year are from the trust fund 27.24 to the commissioner of natural 27.25 resources. $125,000 the first year and 27.26 $125,000 the second year are from the 27.27 trust fund to the University of 27.28 Minnesota to develop and assemble 27.29 essential data on stockpile composition 27.30 and ownership, complete hydrogeologic 27.31 base maps, site and design an overflow 27.32 outlet, and distribute results to local 27.33 government and industry. This project 27.34 is to be coordinated by the Range 27.35 Association of Municipalities and 27.36 Schools. This appropriation is 27.37 available until June 30, 2002, at which 27.38 time the project must be completed and 27.39 final products delivered, unless an 27.40 earlier date is specified in the work 27.41 program. 27.42 (j) Sustainable Aquaculture 27.43 Development in Minnesota 27.44 $130,000 is from the future resources 27.45 fund to the commissioner of agriculture 27.46 in cooperation with the University of 27.47 Minnesota to develop, demonstrate, and 27.48 evaluate prototypes of aquaponic 27.49 systems that operate in an urban 27.50 environment and use a combination of 27.51 aquacultural and hydroponic techniques 27.52 to produce fish and plants for human 27.53 consumption. $55,000 is from the 27.54 future resources fund to the 27.55 commissioner of agriculture in 27.56 cooperation with the MinAqua Fisheries 27.57 Cooperative, with assistance from the 27.58 University of Minnesota, for the 27.59 purchase, operation, and demonstration 27.60 of ozonation equipment for water 27.61 treatment and conditioning in large 27.62 recirculating aquaculture systems. 27.63 These appropriations are available 27.64 until June 30, 2002, at which time the 27.65 project must be completed and final 28.1 products delivered, unless an earlier 28.2 date is specified in the work program. 28.3 As a condition of receiving this 28.4 appropriation, MinAqua Fisheries 28.5 Cooperative must agree to pay to the 28.6 state a royalty. Notwithstanding 28.7 Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, 28.8 the royalty must be two percent of the 28.9 gross revenues accruing to MinAqua 28.10 Fisheries Cooperative from this 28.11 application of ozonation technology. 28.12 Receipts from the royalty must be 28.13 credited to the fund. 28.14 (k) Sustainable Farming 28.15 Systems - Continuation 28.16 $350,000 is from the future resources 28.17 fund to the University of Minnesota, 28.18 Minnesota Institute for Sustainable 28.19 Agriculture, for on-farm and experiment 28.20 station research, documentation and 28.21 dissemination of information on 28.22 alternative farm practices in order to 28.23 integrate recent scientific advances, 28.24 improve farm efficiencies, promote 28.25 profitability, and to enhance 28.26 environmental quality. 28.27 (l) Sustainable Livestock 28.28 Systems 28.29 $350,000 is from the future resources 28.30 fund to the commissioner of agriculture 28.31 for an agreement with the University of 28.32 Minnesota, West Central Experiment 28.33 Station, for on-farm research and 28.34 education programs to support small- to 28.35 moderate-scale farms through whole farm 28.36 planning and monitoring of forage-based 28.37 livestock systems. 28.38 (m) Forest Wildlife Biologist 28.39 for Ruffed Grouse 28.40 $1,000,000 is from the future resources 28.41 fund to the commissioner of natural 28.42 resources for an agreement with the 28.43 Ruffed Grouse Society, Inc. to fund a 28.44 position and related costs for a forest 28.45 wildlife biologist employed by the 28.46 society that will provide technical 28.47 assistance to public and private 28.48 landowners for improved ruffed grouse 28.49 habitat and related forest wildlife 28.50 conservation. The activity funded by 28.51 this appropriation must be done in 28.52 collaboration with institutes of higher 28.53 learning and state agencies. The 28.54 amounts of this appropriation made 28.55 available in each fiscal year must not 28.56 exceed those stated in the work 28.57 program. As a condition of receiving 28.58 this appropriation, the society must 28.59 demonstrate that it has created a 28.60 private endowment to fund this position 28.61 and related costs with nonstate money 28.62 after this appropriation has been 28.63 spent. The society must demonstrate 28.64 that it has a sound financial plan to 28.65 increase the principal of the endowment 29.1 to at least $1,000,000 of nonstate 29.2 money by January 1, 2000, and to 29.3 $2,000,000 of nonstate money by June 29.4 30, 2007. The work program must 29.5 provide that failure of the society to 29.6 meet the goals of the financial plan on 29.7 time will cause further payments from 29.8 this appropriation to be withheld until 29.9 the goals are met. This appropriation 29.10 is available until June 30, 2007, at 29.11 which time the project must be 29.12 completed and final products delivered, 29.13 unless an earlier date is specified in 29.14 the work program. 29.15 (n) Organic Farming 29.16 Training Project 29.17 $175,000 the first year and $175,000 29.18 the second year are from the trust fund 29.19 to the commissioner of agriculture for 29.20 an agreement with the Minnesota Food 29.21 Association in cooperation with the 29.22 Midwest Organic Alliance to recruit and 29.23 train new immigrant and conventional 29.24 farmers in sustainable and organic 29.25 methods utilizing a mentoring approach. 29.26 (o) Construction and Demolition 29.27 Waste Abatement 29.28 Demonstration Project 29.29 $250,000 is from the future resources 29.30 fund to the director of the office of 29.31 environmental assistance for an 29.32 agreement with the Green Institute to 29.33 field test building salvage strategies, 29.34 expanding markets for salvaged 29.35 materials, and creating a 29.36 community-based enterprise model. 29.37 (p) Minnesota River Basin 29.38 Initiative; Local Leadership 29.39 $300,000 the first year is from the 29.40 future resources fund to the board of 29.41 water and soil resources for a 29.42 cost-share agreement with the Minnesota 29.43 River Basin Joint Powers Board for 29.44 landscape planning and demonstration, 29.45 and restoration and management projects 29.46 for the Minnesota River on a cost-share 29.47 basis. 29.48 Subd. 8. Urbanization Impacts 29.49 715,000 175,000 29.50 Summary by Fund 29.51 Future Resources 29.52 Fund 540,000 -0- 29.53 Trust Fund 175,000 175,000 29.54 (a) Resources for Redevelopment: 29.55 A Community Property 29.56 Investigation Program 29.57 $100,000 is from the future resources 29.58 fund to the pollution control agency 30.1 for an agreement with the Minnesota 30.2 Environmental Initiative to assess 30.3 environmental contamination in up to 30.4 sixteen brownfield sites statewide on a 30.5 cost-share basis for each site in order 30.6 to promote property redevelopment by 30.7 community nonprofit organizations. 30.8 (b) Protecting Dakota County 30.9 Farmland and Natural Areas 30.10 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 30.11 the second year are from the trust fund 30.12 to the commissioner of natural 30.13 resources for an agreement with Dakota 30.14 county to inventory and identify unique 30.15 farmland and natural areas and to 30.16 protect land through conservation 30.17 easements. 30.18 (c) Urban Corridor Design 30.19 $400,000 is from the future resources 30.20 fund to the University of Minnesota to 30.21 develop sustainability designs for 30.22 selected urban corridors. One project 30.23 must be inside the metropolitan area 30.24 and one project must be outside the 30.25 metropolitan area. 30.26 (d) Conservation-Based Development 30.27 Program 30.28 $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 30.29 second year are from the trust fund to 30.30 the commissioner of natural resources 30.31 for an agreement with the Minnesota 30.32 Land Trust to design four model 30.33 developments and acquire conservation 30.34 easements within new developments that 30.35 enhance the natural, rural landscape. 30.36 This appropriation must be matched by 30.37 at least $65,000 of nonstate money. 30.38 (e) Chisago Lakes Outlet 30.39 Channel Project 30.40 $40,000 is from the future resources 30.41 fund to the commissioner of natural 30.42 resources for an agreement with Chisago 30.43 county to complete the final 30.44 construction phase of the outlet 30.45 channel at Chisago Lakes. This 30.46 appropriation must be matched by at 30.47 least $50,000 of nonstate money. 30.48 Subd. 9. Decision-Making Tools 30.49 795,000 500,000 30.50 Summary by Fund 30.51 Future Resources 30.52 Fund 295,000 -0- 30.53 Trust Fund 500,000 500,000 30.54 (a) Goodhue County Natural Resources 30.55 Inventory and Management Plan 30.56 $75,000 is from the future resources 31.1 fund to the board of water and soil 31.2 resources for an agreement with Goodhue 31.3 county to inventory, evaluate, and 31.4 describe natural resources and create a 31.5 geographic information system-based map 31.6 and database. The appropriation must 31.7 be matched by at least $50,000 of 31.8 nonstate money. 31.9 (b) Public Access to Mineral 31.10 Knowledge 31.11 $100,000 is from the future resources 31.12 fund to the department of natural 31.13 resources to accelerate the automation 31.14 of historic mineral exploration 31.15 information and to make the database 31.16 accessible and searchable. 31.17 (c) Updating Outmoded Soil 31.18 Surveys - Continuation 31.19 $250,000 the first year and $250,000 31.20 the second year are from the trust fund 31.21 to the board of water and soil 31.22 resources for the first biennium of a 31.23 four biennia project to accelerate a 31.24 statewide program to begin to update 31.25 and digitize soil surveys in up to 25 31.26 counties, including Fillmore county. 31.27 Participating counties must provide a 31.28 cost share. 31.29 (d) Climate Variability and Change 31.30 Impacts on Minnesota Resources 31.31 $175,000 the first year and $175,000 31.32 the second year are from the trust fund 31.33 to the University of Minnesota to 31.34 develop a database of climate measures 31.35 relevant to recreation, tourism, 31.36 agriculture, and forestry, and to 31.37 construct climate scenarios for 31.38 Minnesota over the next 50 years. 31.39 (e) Minnesota Environmentally 31.40 Preferable Chemicals Project 31.41 $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 31.42 second year are from the trust fund to 31.43 the office of environmental assistance 31.44 for an agreement with the Institute for 31.45 Local Self-Reliance to build an 31.46 industry network of users and producers 31.47 of petrochemicals and biochemicals, and 31.48 to promote a shift to environmentally 31.49 preferable chemicals. This 31.50 appropriation must be matched by at 31.51 least $40,000 of nonstate money. 31.52 (f) GIS Utilization of Historic 31.53 Timberland Survey Records 31.54 $120,000 is from the future resources 31.55 fund to the Minnesota Historical 31.56 Society to digitize and distribute 31.57 historic timberland survey records in a 31.58 geographic information system format. 31.59 (g) By-Products Application 31.60 to Agricultural, Mineland, and 32.1 Forest Soils 32.2 $175,000 the first year and $175,000 32.3 the second year are from the trust fund 32.4 to the pollution control agency for an 32.5 agreement with Western Lake Superior 32.6 Sanitary District to create a northeast 32.7 Minnesota consortium of public 32.8 utilities, wood-products, and mining 32.9 industries to research environmentally 32.10 sound coapplications of industrial and 32.11 municipal by-products for agriculture, 32.12 forestry, and mineland reclamation. 32.13 This appropriation must be matched by 32.14 at least $21,000 of nonstate money. 32.15 Subd. 10. Environmental Education 32.16 2,045,000 705,000 32.17 Summary by Fund 32.18 Future Resources 32.19 Fund 1,340,000 -0- 32.20 Trust Fund 705,000 705,000 32.21 (a) Uncommon Ground: An Educational 32.22 Television Series 32.23 $200,000 the first year and $200,000 32.24 the second year are from the trust fund 32.25 to the University of Minnesota for 32.26 matching funding to produce a televised 32.27 series of natural landscapes 32.28 chronicling two centuries of change in 32.29 Minnesota. 32.30 (b) Karst Education for 32.31 Southeastern Minnesota 32.32 $60,000 the first year and $60,000 the 32.33 second year are from the trust fund to 32.34 the board of water and soil resources 32.35 for an agreement with the Southeast 32.36 Minnesota Water Resources Board to 32.37 develop teacher training workshops, 32.38 educational materials, and exhibits 32.39 demonstrating the connections between 32.40 land use and ground water contamination 32.41 in southeastern Minnesota. 32.42 (c) Accessible Outdoor 32.43 Recreation 32.44 $200,000 the first year and $200,000 32.45 the second year are from the trust fund 32.46 to the commissioner of natural 32.47 resources for an agreement with 32.48 wilderness inquiry to survey facilities 32.49 in at least 50 state recreation units 32.50 for the Minnesota guide to universal 32.51 access, develop assessments of 32.52 inclusion in recreation and 32.53 environmental education activities, and 32.54 provide opportunities for 32.55 participation. This appropriation is 32.56 available until June 30, 2002, at which 32.57 time the project must be completed and 32.58 final products delivered, unless an 32.59 earlier date is specified in the work 33.1 program. 33.2 (d) Science Outreach and 33.3 Integrated Learning on Soil 33.4 $125,000 the first year and $125,000 33.5 the second year are from the trust fund 33.6 to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 33.7 develop a soils experiment center and 33.8 demonstration plots to increase the 33.9 awareness of soil science and soil 33.10 health. This appropriation must be 33.11 matched by at least $100,000 of 33.12 nonstate money. This appropriation is 33.13 available until June 30, 2002, at which 33.14 time the project must be completed and 33.15 final products delivered, unless an 33.16 earlier date is specified in the work 33.17 program. 33.18 (e) Development and Rehabilitation 33.19 of Recreational Shooting Ranges 33.20 $350,000 is from the future resources 33.21 fund to the commissioner of natural 33.22 resources to provide cost-share grants 33.23 to local recreational shooting clubs 33.24 for the purpose of developing or 33.25 rehabilitating shooting sports 33.26 facilities for public use. In addition 33.27 to the required work program, grants 33.28 may not be approved until grant 33.29 proposals to be funded have been 33.30 submitted to the legislative commission 33.31 on Minnesota resources and the 33.32 commission has approved the grants or 33.33 allowed 60 days to pass. 33.34 (f) Youth Outdoor Environmental 33.35 Education Program 33.36 $100,000 is from the future resources 33.37 fund to the commissioner of natural 33.38 resources for an agreement with Dakota 33.39 county to develop youth-at-risk 33.40 environmental education programs. 33.41 (g) Twin Cities Environmental 33.42 Service Learning - Continuation 33.43 $20,000 the first year and $20,000 the 33.44 second year are from the trust fund to 33.45 the commissioner of natural resources 33.46 for an agreement with Eco Education to 33.47 provide training and matching grants 33.48 for student service environmental 33.49 learning projects. This appropriation 33.50 must be matched by at least $40,000 of 33.51 nonstate money. 33.52 (h) Minnesota Whitetail Deer 33.53 Resource Center Exhibits 33.54 $400,000 is from the future resources 33.55 fund to the commissioner of natural 33.56 resources for an agreement with the 33.57 Minnesota Deer Hunters Association to 33.58 construct exhibits on whitetail deer in 33.59 Minnesota. This appropriation is 33.60 available to the extent matched by 33.61 expenditure of nonstate money on 34.1 exhibits. 34.2 (i) Sustainability Forums 34.3 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 34.4 the second year are from the trust fund 34.5 to the office of environmental 34.6 assistance for an agreement with the 34.7 Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton 34.8 League of America to conduct forums for 34.9 the public and local units of 34.10 government on sustainability and 34.11 community-based planning objectives. 34.12 (j) Minnesota River Watershed 34.13 Ecology and History Exhibit 34.14 $90,000 is from the future resources 34.15 fund to the Minnesota Historical 34.16 Society for an agreement with Joseph R. 34.17 Brown Heritage Society to design and 34.18 construct exhibits at the Joseph R. 34.19 Brown Minnesota River Center. 34.20 (k) Hyland Park Environmental 34.21 Center 34.22 $200,000 is from the future resources 34.23 fund to the commissioner of natural 34.24 resources for an agreement with 34.25 Suburban Hennepin Regional Park 34.26 District for predesign and design of an 34.27 environmental education center in 34.28 Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Regional 34.29 Park Reserve. 34.30 (l) Improved Shoreland Management 34.31 Education 34.32 $200,000 is from the future resources 34.33 fund to the board of water and soil 34.34 resources for a long-term coordinated 34.35 education program, with a full-time 34.36 education coordinator, that promotes 34.37 stewardship to protect state lakes and 34.38 rivers through improved shoreland 34.39 management. 34.40 Subd. 11. Benchmarks and Indicators 34.41 2,365,000 1,965,000 34.42 Summary by Fund 34.43 Future Resources 34.44 Fund 200,000 -0- 34.45 Trust Fund 1,965,000 1,965,000 34.46 Great Lakes Protection 34.47 Account 200,000 -0- 34.48 (a) Measuring Children's Exposures 34.49 to Environmental Health Hazards 34.50 $250,000 the first year and $250,000 34.51 the second year are from the trust fund 34.52 to the University of Minnesota in 34.53 cooperation with the department of 34.54 health to augment a federal study of 34.55 exposure of children to multiple 35.1 environmental hazards, to evaluate 35.2 comparative health risks, and to design 35.3 intervention strategies. 35.4 (b) Minnesota County Biological 35.5 Survey - Continuation 35.6 $800,000 the first year and $800,000 35.7 the second year are from the trust fund 35.8 to the commissioner of natural 35.9 resources for the seventh biennium of a 35.10 12-biennia project to accelerate the 35.11 survey that identifies significant 35.12 natural areas and systematically 35.13 collects and interprets data on the 35.14 distribution and ecology of natural 35.15 communities, rare plants, and animals. 35.16 (c) Environmental Indicators 35.17 Initiative - Continuation 35.18 $200,000 the first year and $200,000 35.19 the second year are from the trust fund 35.20 to the commissioner of natural 35.21 resources for the third and final 35.22 biennium to complete a set of statewide 35.23 environmental indicators that will 35.24 assist public understanding of 35.25 Minnesota environmental health and the 35.26 effectiveness of sustainable 35.27 development efforts. 35.28 (d) Dakota County Wetland Health 35.29 Monitoring Program 35.30 $80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 35.31 second year are from the trust fund to 35.32 the commissioner of the pollution 35.33 control agency for an agreement with 35.34 Dakota county to evaluate wetland 35.35 health through citizen volunteers, 35.36 develop wetland biodiversity projects 35.37 in urban areas, and conduct public 35.38 education. 35.39 (e) Predicting Water and Forest 35.40 Resources Health and Sustainability 35.41 $150,000 the first year and $150,000 35.42 the second year are from the trust fund 35.43 to the University of Minnesota, Natural 35.44 Resources Research Institute, to assess 35.45 ecosystem health using indicators and 35.46 to develop models that incorporate 35.47 landscape composition change. 35.48 (f) Potential for Infant Risk 35.49 from Nitrate Contamination 35.50 $200,000 is from the future resources 35.51 fund to the commissioner of health to 35.52 study nitrate and bacteria-contaminated 35.53 drinking water of infants and families 35.54 at risk. 35.55 (g) Assessing Lake Superior Waters 35.56 Off the North Shore 35.57 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 35.58 the second year of this appropriation 35.59 are from the trust fund, and $200,000 36.1 is from the Great Lakes protection 36.2 account to the University of Minnesota 36.3 Duluth for a pilot program to establish 36.4 benchmark data for Lake Superior. 36.5 Expenses may not include capital cost 36.6 for a research vessel. This 36.7 appropriation is available until June 36.8 30, 2002, at which time the project 36.9 must be completed and final products 36.10 delivered, unless an earlier date is 36.11 specified in the work program. 36.12 (h) Minnesota's Forest Bird 36.13 Diversity Initiative - Continuation 36.14 $225,000 the first year and $225,000 36.15 the second year are from the trust fund 36.16 to the commissioner of natural 36.17 resources for the fifth biennium of a 36.18 six-biennium project to establish 36.19 benchmarks for using birds as 36.20 ecological indicators of forest 36.21 health. This appropriation must be 36.22 matched by at least $80,000 of nonstate 36.23 contributions. This appropriation is 36.24 available until June 30, 2002, at which 36.25 time the project must be completed and 36.26 final products delivered, unless an 36.27 earlier date is specified in the work 36.28 program. 36.29 (i) Farm Ponds as Critical 36.30 Habitats for Native Amphibians 36.31 $125,000 the first year and $125,000 36.32 the second year are from the trust fund 36.33 to the commissioner of natural 36.34 resources for an agreement with the 36.35 Upper Mississippi Science Center to 36.36 study management practices that sustain 36.37 healthy populations of amphibians in 36.38 southeastern Minnesota farm ponds and 36.39 to recommend monitoring methods 36.40 suitable for testing amphibian habitat 36.41 quality. This appropriation must be 36.42 matched by at least $200,000 of 36.43 nonstate contributions. This 36.44 appropriation is available until June 36.45 30, 2002, at which time the project 36.46 must be completed and final products 36.47 delivered, unless an earlier date is 36.48 specified in the work program. 36.49 (j) Improved Minnesota Fungus 36.50 Collection and Database 36.51 $35,000 the first year and $35,000 the 36.52 second year are from the trust fund to 36.53 the University of Minnesota to 36.54 consolidate and preserve fungus 36.55 specimen collections and computerize 36.56 the data for use in agriculture, 36.57 forestry, and recreation management. 36.58 Subd. 12. Critical Lands or Habitats 36.59 6,622,000 3,572,000 36.60 Summary by Fund 36.61 Future Resources 37.1 Fund 3,050,000 -0- 37.2 Trust Fund 3,572,000 3,572,000 37.3 (a) Sustainable Woodlands and 37.4 Prairies on Private Lands - 37.5 Continuation 37.6 $225,000 the first year and $225,000 37.7 the second year are from the trust fund 37.8 to the commissioner of natural 37.9 resources, in cooperation with the 37.10 Minnesota Forestry Association and the 37.11 Nature Conservancy, to develop 37.12 stewardship plans for private 37.13 landowners and to implement natural 37.14 resource projects by providing matching 37.15 money to private landowners. This 37.16 appropriation is available until June 37.17 30, 2002, at which time the project 37.18 must be completed and final products 37.19 delivered, unless an earlier date is 37.20 specified in the work program. 37.21 (b) National Prairie Passage; Linking 37.22 Isolated Prairie Preserves 37.23 $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 37.24 second year are from the trust fund to 37.25 the commissioner of transportation to 37.26 link isolated tallgrass prairie 37.27 preserves with corridors of prairie. 37.28 This appropriation must be matched by 37.29 at least $600,000 of nonstate money. 37.30 (c) Greening the Metro 37.31 Mississippi-Minnesota River 37.32 Valleys 37.33 $400,000 the first year and $400,000 37.34 the second year are from the trust fund 37.35 to the commissioner of natural 37.36 resources for an agreement with 37.37 Greening the Great River Park to 37.38 implement private and public habitat 37.39 projects in the Mississippi and 37.40 Minnesota River Valleys. This 37.41 appropriation must be matched by at 37.42 least $374,000 of nonstate money and 37.43 cost sharing is required for projects 37.44 on private lands. This appropriation is 37.45 available until June 30, 2002, at which 37.46 time the project must be completed and 37.47 final products delivered, unless an 37.48 earlier date is specified in the work 37.49 program. 37.50 (d) Restoring the Greater Prairie 37.51 Chicken to Southwestern Minnesota 37.52 $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 37.53 second year are from the trust fund to 37.54 the commissioner of natural resources 37.55 for an agreement with the Minnesota 37.56 Prairie Chicken Society to restore the 37.57 greater prairie chicken to appropriate 37.58 habitat. 37.59 (e) Prairie Heritage Fund - 37.60 Continuation 38.1 $342,000 the first year and $342,000 38.2 the second year are from the trust fund 38.3 to the commissioner of natural 38.4 resources for an agreement with 38.5 Pheasants Forever, Inc. to acquire and 38.6 develop land for prairie grasslands and 38.7 wetlands to be donated to the public. 38.8 The land must be open and accessible to 38.9 the public. This appropriation must be 38.10 matched by at least $500,000 of money. 38.11 In addition to the required work 38.12 program, parcels may not be acquired 38.13 until parcel lists have been submitted 38.14 to the legislative commission on 38.15 Minnesota resources and the commission 38.16 has approved the parcel list or allowed 38.17 60 days to pass. 38.18 (f) Public Boat Access and 38.19 Fishing Piers 38.20 $500,000 the first year and $500,000 38.21 the second year are from the trust 38.22 fund, and $610,000 is from the future 38.23 resources fund to the commissioner of 38.24 natural resources for increased access 38.25 to lakes and rivers statewide through 38.26 the provision of public boat access, 38.27 fishing piers, and shoreline access, 38.28 with approximately equal allocations 38.29 for the Twin Cities metropolitan area 38.30 and the remainder of the state. These 38.31 appropriations are available until June 38.32 30, 2002, at which time the project 38.33 must be completed and final products 38.34 delivered, unless an earlier date is 38.35 specified in the work program. 38.36 $212,000 of the appropriation from the 38.37 future resources fund is available 38.38 immediately upon enactment. 38.39 (g) Arboretum Land Acquisition and 38.40 Wetlands Restoration - Continuation 38.41 $350,000 the first year and $350,000 38.42 the second year are from the trust fund 38.43 to the University of Minnesota for an 38.44 agreement with the University of 38.45 Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 38.46 Foundation for the third biennium for 38.47 land acquisition. The priority is to 38.48 acquire approximately 40 acres of land 38.49 within the Arboretum boundary before 38.50 completing the Spring Peeper Meadow 38.51 wetland restoration. This 38.52 appropriation must be matched by at 38.53 least $700,000 of nonstate money. 38.54 (h) Native Prairie Prescribed 38.55 Burns 38.56 $225,000 the first year and $225,000 38.57 the second year are from the trust fund 38.58 for a grant to the Nature Conservancy 38.59 for prescribed burns of native prairie 38.60 on state wildlife lands. 38.61 (i) RIM Shoreland Stabilization 38.62 $175,000 the first year and $175,000 38.63 the second year are from the trust fund 39.1 to the commissioner of natural 39.2 resources to complete the high priority 39.3 bank stabilization on Lake 39.4 Winnibigoshish and, if additional match 39.5 money becomes available, to begin 39.6 similar work on Lac Qui Parle Lake. 39.7 This appropriation must be matched by 39.8 at least $56,000 of nonstate money, and 39.9 is available until June 30, 2002, when 39.10 the project must be completed and final 39.11 products delivered, unless an earlier 39.12 date is specified in the work program. 39.13 (j) Enhancing Canada Goose 39.14 Hunting Opportunities for 39.15 Recreation and Management Purposes 39.16 $340,000 is from the future resources 39.17 fund to the commissioner of natural 39.18 resources for an agreement with Geese 39.19 Unlimited to purchase leases and 39.20 provide observational and hunting 39.21 blinds for the public using volunteer 39.22 labor. 39.23 (k) Nongame Wildlife 39.24 Management 39.25 $1,000,000 the first year and 39.26 $1,000,000 the second year are 39.27 appropriated from the trust fund to the 39.28 commissioner of natural resources for 39.29 the purpose of nongame wildlife 39.30 management. 39.31 (l) Wildlife Habitat 39.32 Acquisition 39.33 $250,000 the first year and $250,000 39.34 the second year are from the trust fund 39.35 to the commissioner of natural 39.36 resources to acquire and protect land 39.37 and to make improvements of a capital 39.38 nature for the Chub lake natural area. 39.39 The appropriation is available until 39.40 expended and must be matched by federal 39.41 or local funds totaling $500,000. 39.42 (m) Trout Stream 39.43 Protection 39.44 $2,100,000 is from the trust fund to 39.45 the commissioner of natural resources 39.46 for trout stream protection. 39.47 Subd. 13. Native Species Planting 39.48 905,000 635,000 39.49 Summary by Fund 39.50 Future Resources 39.51 Fund 270,000 -0- 39.52 Trust Fund 635,000 635,000 39.53 (a) Minnesota Releaf Matching 39.54 Grant Program - Continuation 39.55 $290,000 the first year and $290,000 39.56 the second year of this appropriation 40.1 are from the trust fund, and $270,000 40.2 is from the future resources fund to 40.3 the commissioner of natural resources 40.4 for the fourth biennium, with at least 40.5 $210,000 for matching grants to local 40.6 communities to protect native oak 40.7 forests from oak wilt and to provide 40.8 technical assistance and cost sharing 40.9 with communities for tree planting and 40.10 community forestry assessments. The 40.11 appropriation from the future resources 40.12 fund is available immediately upon 40.13 enactment. 40.14 (b) Landscaping for Wildlife and 40.15 Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention 40.16 $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 40.17 second year are from the trust fund to 40.18 the commissioner of natural resources 40.19 for an agreement with St. Paul 40.20 Neighborhood Energy Consortium to work 40.21 with urban and suburban communities to 40.22 expand native species planting through 40.23 residential landscaping and cooperative 40.24 neighborhood projects. The activities 40.25 must include participant cost sharing. 40.26 This appropriation must be matched by 40.27 at least $24,000 of nonstate money. 40.28 (c) Lakescaping for Wildlife and 40.29 Water Quality Initiative 40.30 $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the 40.31 second year are from the trust fund to 40.32 the commissioner of natural resources 40.33 in cooperation with the Minnesota Lakes 40.34 Association to promote lakescaping for 40.35 wildlife and water quality through 40.36 workshops, demonstration sites, and a 40.37 registry program for lakeshore owners. 40.38 The activities must include participant 40.39 cost sharing. 40.40 (d) Development and Assessment of 40.41 Oak Wilt Biological Control 40.42 Technologies - Continuation 40.43 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 40.44 the second year are from the trust fund 40.45 to the University of Minnesota to 40.46 evaluate biocontrol efficacy, spore mat 40.47 production, and root graft barrier 40.48 guidelines for oak wilt, in cooperation 40.49 with the department of agriculture. 40.50 (e) Restoring Ecological Health to 40.51 St. Paul's Mississippi River Bluffs 40.52 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 40.53 the second year are from the trust fund 40.54 to the commissioner of natural 40.55 resources for an agreement with Friends 40.56 of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and 40.57 Ramsey County to inventory and restore 40.58 native species, and to plan for 40.59 critical greenways and natural area 40.60 habitat. This appropriation is 40.61 available until June 30, 2002, at which 40.62 time the project must be completed and 40.63 final products delivered, unless an 41.1 earlier date is specified in the work 41.2 program. 41.3 Subd. 14. Native Fish 41.4 229,000 229,000 41.5 Summary by Fund 41.6 Trust Fund 229,000 229,000 41.7 (a) Mussel Resource Survey 41.8 $200,000 the first year and $200,000 41.9 the second year are from the trust fund 41.10 to the commissioner of natural 41.11 resources for the first biennium of a 41.12 three-biennium project to survey 41.13 mussels statewide for resource 41.14 management. 41.15 (b) Freshwater Mussel Resources in 41.16 the St. Croix River 41.17 $29,000 the first year and $29,000 the 41.18 second year are from the trust fund to 41.19 the commissioner of natural resources 41.20 for an agreement with Macalester 41.21 College to continue refugia studies and 41.22 assess populations for freshwater 41.23 mussels. 41.24 Subd. 15. Exotic Species 41.25 145,000 145,000 41.26 Summary by Fund 41.27 Trust Fund 145,000 145,000 41.28 (a) Biological Control of Eurasian 41.29 Water Milfoil and Purple 41.30 Loosestrife - Continuation 41.31 $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 41.32 second year are from the trust fund to 41.33 the commissioner of natural resources 41.34 for the fourth biennium of a 41.35 five-biennium project to develop and 41.36 implement biological controls for 41.37 Eurasian water milfoil and purple 41.38 loosestrife. This appropriation is 41.39 available until June 30, 2002, at which 41.40 time the project must be completed and 41.41 final products delivered, unless an 41.42 earlier date is specified in the work 41.43 program. 41.44 (b) Evaluate Establishment, Impact of 41.45 Leafy Spurge Biocontrol Agents 41.46 $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the 41.47 second year are from the trust fund to 41.48 the commissioner of agriculture to 41.49 study flea beetles introduced to 41.50 control leafy spurge by site 41.51 characterization and assessment for 41.52 biological control. This appropriation 41.53 is available until June 30, 2002, at 41.54 which time the project must be 41.55 completed and final products delivered, 42.1 unless an earlier date is specified in 42.2 the work program. 42.3 Subd. 16. Data Availability Requirements 42.4 (a) During the biennium ending June 30, 42.5 2001, the data collected by the 42.6 projects funded under this section that 42.7 have common value for natural resource 42.8 planning and management must conform to 42.9 information architecture as defined in 42.10 guidelines and standards adopted by the 42.11 office of technology. Spatial data 42.12 must conform with guidelines and 42.13 standards described in the geographic 42.14 data compatibility guidelines available 42.15 from the land management information 42.16 center. These data must be made 42.17 available under the provisions of the 42.18 Data Practices Act in chapter 13. 42.19 (b) For the purposes of information 42.20 dissemination to the extent 42.21 practicable, summary data and results 42.22 of projects funded under this section 42.23 should be readily accessible on the 42.24 Internet. To the extent practicable, 42.25 spatial data and their documentation 42.26 must be made available through the 42.27 Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse. 42.28 (c) As part of project expenditures, 42.29 recipients of land acquisition 42.30 appropriations must provide the 42.31 information necessary to update public 42.32 recreation information maps to the 42.33 department of natural resources in the 42.34 specified form. 42.35 Subd. 17. Project Requirements 42.36 It is a condition of acceptance of the 42.37 appropriations in this section that any 42.38 agency or entity receiving the 42.39 appropriation must comply with 42.40 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P. 42.41 Subd. 18. Match Requirements 42.42 Unless specifically authorized, 42.43 appropriations in this section that 42.44 must be matched and for which the match 42.45 has not been committed by December 31, 42.46 1999, are canceled, and in-kind 42.47 contributions may not be counted as 42.48 match. 42.49 Subd. 19. Payment Conditions and 42.50 Capital Equipment Expenditures 42.51 All agreements, grants, or contracts 42.52 referred to in this section must be 42.53 administered on a reimbursement basis. 42.54 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 42.55 section 16A.41, expenditures made on or 42.56 after July 1, 1999, or the date the 42.57 work program is approved, whichever is 42.58 later, are eligible for reimbursement. 42.59 Payment must be made upon receiving 42.60 documentation that project-eligible 42.61 reimbursable amounts have been 43.1 expended, except that reasonable 43.2 amounts may be advanced to projects in 43.3 order to accommodate cash flow needs. 43.4 The advances must be approved as part 43.5 of the work program. No expenditures 43.6 for capital equipment are allowed 43.7 unless expressly authorized in the 43.8 project work program. 43.9 Subd. 20. Purchase of Recycled and 43.10 Recyclable Materials 43.11 A political subdivision, public or 43.12 private corporation, or other entity 43.13 that receives an appropriation in this 43.14 section must use the appropriation in 43.15 compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 43.16 sections 16B.121 to 16B.123, requiring 43.17 the purchase of recycled, repairable, 43.18 and durable materials, the purchase of 43.19 uncoated paper stock, and the use of 43.20 soy-based ink, the same as if it were a 43.21 state agency. 43.22 Subd. 21. Energy Conservation 43.23 A recipient to whom an appropriation is 43.24 made in this section for a capital 43.25 improvement project shall ensure that 43.26 the project complies with the 43.27 applicable energy conservation 43.28 standards contained in law, including 43.29 Minnesota Statutes, sections 216C.19 to 43.30 216C.21, and rules adopted thereunder. 43.31 The recipient may use the energy 43.32 planning and intervention and energy 43.33 technologies units of the commissioner 43.34 of public service to obtain information 43.35 and technical assistance on energy 43.36 conservation and alternative energy 43.37 development relating to the planning 43.38 and construction of the capital 43.39 improvement project. 43.40 Subd. 22. Accessibility 43.41 New structures must be shown to meet 43.42 the design standards in the Americans 43.43 with Disability Act Accessibility 43.44 Guidelines. Nonstructural facilities 43.45 such as trails, campgrounds, picnic 43.46 areas, parking, play areas, water 43.47 sources, and the access routes to these 43.48 features should be shown to be designed 43.49 using guidelines in the Recommendations 43.50 for Accessibility Guidelines: 43.51 Recreational Facilities and Outdoor 43.52 Developed Areas. 43.53 Subd. 23. Year 2000 Compatible 43.54 A recipient to whom an appropriation is 43.55 made in this section for computer 43.56 equipment and software must ensure that 43.57 the project expenditures comply with 43.58 year 2000 compatible database and 43.59 software. 43.60 Subd. 24. Carryforward 43.61 (a) The availability of the 44.1 appropriations for the following 44.2 projects is extended to June 30, 2000: 44.3 Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 15, 44.4 subdivision 5, paragraph (a), Ft. 44.5 Snelling State Park-upper bluff 44.6 utilization and AYH hostel; paragraph 44.7 (c), Jeffers petroglyphs environmental 44.8 assessment and prairie restoration; 44.9 paragraph (g), Native American 44.10 perspective of the historic north 44.11 shore; subdivision 6, paragraph (g), 44.12 lakeshore restoration - Minneapolis 44.13 chain of lakes; subdivision 9, 44.14 paragraph (a), grants to local 44.15 governments to assist natural resource 44.16 decision making; paragraph (e), North 44.17 Minneapolis upper river master plan; 44.18 paragraph (g), Miller Creek management; 44.19 and paragraph (h), trout habitat 44.20 preservation using alternative 44.21 watershed management practices; 44.22 subdivision 10, paragraph (g), Fillmore 44.23 county soil survey update; subdivision 44.24 11, paragraph (a), foundations to 44.25 integrated access to environmental 44.26 information; subdivision 12, paragraph 44.27 (a), sustainable development assistance 44.28 for municipalities through electric 44.29 utilities; paragraph (h), soy-based 44.30 diesel fuel study; subdivision 13, 44.31 paragraph (g), state wolf management: 44.32 electronically moderating the 44.33 discussion; subdivision 14, paragraph 44.34 (f), loons: indicators of mercury in 44.35 the environment; subdivision 17, 44.36 paragraph (a), sustainable woodlands on 44.37 private lands; and paragraph (d), 44.38 prairie heritage project; subdivision 44.39 20, paragraph (a), ballast water 44.40 technology demonstration for exotic 44.41 species control; Laws 1995, chapter 44.42 220, section 19, subdivision 12, 44.43 paragraph (a), restore historic 44.44 Mississippi river mill site, as amended 44.45 by Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 15, 44.46 subdivision 26, paragraph (b). 44.47 (b) The availability of the 44.48 appropriations for the following 44.49 projects is extended to June 30, 2001: 44.50 Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 15, 44.51 subdivision 5, paragraph (f), 44.52 historical and cultural museum on 44.53 Vermilion Lake Indian Reservation; 44.54 subdivision 7, paragraph (f), mercury 44.55 manometers; subdivision 16, paragraph 44.56 (b), Arboretum Land Acquisition. 44.57 Sec. 14. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 44.58 The following amounts are appropriated 44.59 in fiscal year 1999 from the Minnesota 44.60 environment and natural resources trust 44.61 fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 44.62 section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 44.63 $496,000 in fiscal year 1999 is added 44.64 to the appropriation in Laws 1997, 44.65 chapter 216, section 15, subdivision 4, 44.66 paragraph (a), clause (1), for state 44.67 park and recreation area acquisition. 45.1 $495,000 in fiscal year 1999 is added 45.2 to the appropriation in Laws 1997, 45.3 chapter 216, section 15, subdivision 4, 45.4 paragraph (b), metropolitan regional 45.5 park system. 45.6 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 14.386, is 45.7 amended to read: 45.8 14.386 [PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING EXEMPT RULES; DURATION.] 45.9 (a) A rule adopted, amended, or repealed by an agency, 45.10 under a statute enacted after January 1, 1997, authorizing or 45.11 requiring rules to be adopted but excluded from the rulemaking 45.12 provisions of chapter 14 or from the definition of a rule, has 45.13 the force and effect of law only if: 45.14 (1) the revisor of statutes approves the form of the rule 45.15 by certificate; 45.16 (2) the office of administrative hearings approves the rule 45.17 as to its legality within 14 days after the agency submits it 45.18 for approval and files two copies of the rule with the revisor's 45.19 certificate in the office of the secretary of state; and 45.20 (3) a copy is published by the agency in the State Register. 45.21 A statute enacted after January 1, 1997, authorizing or 45.22 requiring rules to be adopted but excluded from the rulemaking 45.23 provisions of chapter 14 or from the definition of a rule does 45.24 not excuse compliance with this section unless it makes specific 45.25 reference to this section. 45.26 (b) A rule adopted under this section is effective for a 45.27 period of two years from the date of publication of the rule in 45.28 the State Register. The authority for the rule expires at the 45.29 end of this two-year period. 45.30 (c) The chief administrative law judge shall adopt rules 45.31 relating to the rule approval duties imposed by this section and 45.32 section 14.388, including rules establishing standards for 45.33 review. 45.34 (d) This section does not apply to: 45.35 (1) any group or rule listed in section 14.03, subdivisions 45.36 1 and 3, except as otherwise provided by law; 45.37 (2) game and fish rules of the commissioner of natural 45.38 resources adopted under section 84.027, subdivision 13, or 46.1 sections 97A.0451 to 97A.0459; 46.2 (3) experimental and special management waters designated 46.3 by the commissioner of natural resources under sections 97C.001 46.4 and 97C.005;or46.5 (4) game refuges designated by the commissioner of natural 46.6 resources under section 97A.085; or 46.7 (5) transaction fees established by the commissioner of 46.8 natural resources for electronic or telephone sales of licenses, 46.9 stamps, permits, registrations, or transfers under section 46.10 84.027, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (3). 46.11 (e) If a statute provides that a rule is exempt from 46.12 chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply to the rule, the 46.13 rule has the force of law unless the context of the statute 46.14 delegating the rulemaking authority makes clear that the rule 46.15 does not have force of law. 46.16 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.027, 46.17 subdivision 15, is amended to read: 46.18 Subd. 15. [ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS.] (a) The commissioner 46.19 may receive an application for, sell, and issue any license, 46.20 stamp, permit, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction 46.21 of the commissioner by electronic means, including by 46.22 telephone. Notwithstanding section 97A.472, electronic and 46.23 telephone transactions may be made outside of the state. The 46.24 commissioner may: 46.25 (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated 46.26 by electronic transactions, including by telephone; 46.27 (2) assign a license identification number to an applicant 46.28 who purchases a hunting or fishing license by electronic means, 46.29 to serve as temporary authorization to engage in the licensed 46.30 activity until the license is received or expires; 46.31 (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals 46.32 who make electronic transactions,and transactions by telephone, 46.33 includinga transactionthe issuing fee under section 97A.485, 46.34 subdivision 6, anda credit cardan additional transaction fee 46.35 not to exceed $3.50for electronic transactions; 46.36 (4) select up to four volunteer counties, not more than two 47.1 in the metropolitan area, to participate in this pilot project 47.2 and the counties shall select the participating agents;and47.3 (5) upon completion of a pilot project, implement a 47.4 statewide system and select the participating agents; and 47.5 (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this 47.6 subdivision. 47.7 (b) A county shall not collect a commission for the sale of 47.8 licenses or permits made by agents selected by the participating 47.9 counties under this subdivision. 47.10 (c) Establishment of the transaction fee under paragraph 47.11 (a), clause (3), is not subject to the rulemaking procedures of 47.12 chapter 14. 47.13 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.0855, is 47.14 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 47.15 Subd. 1a. [SOFTWARE SALES.] Notwithstanding section 47.16 16B.405, the commissioner may sell or license intellectual 47.17 property and software products or services developed by the 47.18 department or custom developed by a vendor for the department. 47.19 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.0855, 47.20 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 47.21 Subd. 2. [RECEIPTS; APPROPRIATION.] Money received by the 47.22 commissioner under this section or to buy supplies for the use 47.23 of volunteers, may be credited to one or more special accounts 47.24 in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commissioner 47.25 for the purposes for which the money was received. Money 47.26 received from sales at the state fair shall be available for 47.27 state fair related costs. Money received from sales of 47.28 intellectual property and software products or services shall be 47.29 available for development, maintenance, and support of software 47.30 products and systems. 47.31 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.83, 47.32 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 47.33 Subd. 3. [PURPOSES FOR THE ACCOUNT.] The money deposited 47.34 in the account and interest earned on that money may be expended 47.35 only as appropriated by law for the following purposes: 47.36 (1) for a grant-in-aid program to counties and 48.1 municipalities for construction and maintenance of snowmobile 48.2 trails, including maintenance of trails on lands and waters of 48.3 Voyageurs National Park; 48.4 (2) for acquisition, development, and maintenance of state 48.5 recreational snowmobile trails; 48.6 (3) for snowmobile safety programs; and 48.7 (4) for the administration and enforcement of sections 48.8 84.81 to 84.90. 48.9 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.83, 48.10 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 48.11 Subd. 4. [PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FUNDING RECIPIENTS.] (a) 48.12 Recipients of Minnesota trail assistance program funds must be 48.13 afforded the same protection and be held to the same standard of 48.14 liability as a political subdivision under chapter 466 for 48.15 activities associated with the administration, design, 48.16 construction, maintenance, and grooming of snowmobile trails. 48.17 (b) Recipients of Minnesota trail assistance program funds 48.18 who maintain ice trails on waters of Voyageurs National Park are 48.19 expressly immune from liability under section 466.03, 48.20 subdivision 6e. 48.21 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.86, 48.22 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 48.23 Subdivision 1. With a view of achieving maximum use of 48.24 snowmobiles consistent with protection of the environment the 48.25 commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules in the 48.26 manner provided by chapter 14, for the following purposes: 48.27 (1) Registration of snowmobiles and display of registration 48.28 numbers. 48.29 (2) Use of snowmobiles insofar as game and fish resources 48.30 are affected. 48.31 (3) Use of snowmobiles on public lands and waters, or on 48.32 grant-in-aid trails, including, but not limited to, the use of 48.33 specified metal traction devices and nonmetal traction devices. 48.34 (4) Uniform signs to be used by the state, counties, and 48.35 cities, which are necessary or desirable to control, direct, or 48.36 regulate the operation and use of snowmobiles. 49.1 (5) Specifications relating to snowmobile mufflers. 49.2 (6) A comprehensive snowmobile information and safety 49.3 education and training program, including but not limited to the 49.4 preparation and dissemination of snowmobile information and 49.5 safety advice to the public, the training of snowmobile 49.6 operators, and the issuance of snowmobile safety certificates to 49.7 snowmobile operators who successfully complete the snowmobile 49.8 safety education and training course. For the purpose of 49.9 administering such program and to defraya portion of the49.10 expenses of training and certifying snowmobile operators, the 49.11 commissioner shall collect a feeof not to exceed $5from each 49.12 person who receives the youth and young adult trainingand a fee49.13established under chapter 16A from each person who receivesor 49.14 the adult training. The commissioner shall establish a fee that 49.15 neither significantly over recovers nor under recovers costs, 49.16 including overhead costs, involved in providing the services. 49.17 The fee is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 49.18 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner shall 49.19 deposit the fee in the snowmobile trails and enforcement account 49.20 and the amount thereof is appropriated annually to the 49.21 commissioner of natural resources for the administration of such 49.22 programs. The commissioner shall cooperate with private 49.23 organizations and associations, private and public corporations, 49.24 and local governmental units in furtherance of the program 49.25 established under this clause. The commissioner shall consult 49.26 with the commissioner of public safety in regard to training 49.27 program subject matter and performance testing that leads to the 49.28 certification of snowmobile operators. 49.29 (7) The operator of any snowmobile involved in an accident 49.30 resulting in injury requiring medical attention or 49.31 hospitalization to or death of any person or total damage to an 49.32 extent of $500 or more, shall forward a written report of the 49.33 accident to the commissioner on such form as the commissioner 49.34 shall prescribe. If the operator is killed or is unable to file 49.35 a report due to incapacitation, any peace officer investigating 49.36 the accident shall file the accident report within ten business 50.1 days. 50.2 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.862, 50.3 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 50.4 Subdivision 1. [YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT SAFETY TRAINING.] 50.5 Effective October 1, 1998, any resident born after December 31, 50.6 1979, who operates a snowmobile in Minnesota, must possess a 50.7 valid snowmobile safety certificate or a driver's license or 50.8 identification card with a valid snowmobile qualification 50.9 indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 12. The 50.10 certificate or qualification indicator may only be issued upon 50.11 successful completion ofthea course authorized under section 50.12 84.86 or 84.862, subdivision 2, if the person is 16 years of age 50.13 or older. 50.14 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.862, 50.15 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 50.16 Subd. 2. [ADULT SAFETY TRAINING.] Effective October 1, 50.17 2002, any resident born after December 31, 1976, and before 50.18 December 31, 1983, who operates a snowmobile in Minnesota, must 50.19 possess a valid operator's permit or driver's license or 50.20 identification card with a valid snowmobile qualification 50.21 indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 12, showing 50.22 successful completion of a safety course designed for adults or 50.23 persons 16 years of age or older. Whenever possible, the course 50.24 shall include a riding component that stresses stopping 50.25 distances. 50.26 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.872, 50.27 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 50.28 Subdivision 1. [RESTRICTIONS ON OPERATION.] (a) 50.29 Notwithstanding anything in section 84.87 to the contrary, no 50.30 person under 14 years of age shall make a direct crossing of a 50.31 trunk, county state-aid, or county highway as the operator of a 50.32 snowmobile, or operate a snowmobile upon a street or highway 50.33 within a municipality. 50.34 A person 14 years of age or older, but less than 18 years 50.35 of age, may make a direct crossing of a trunk, county state-aid, 50.36 or county highway only if the person has in immediate possession 51.1 a valid snowmobile safety certificate issued by the commissioner 51.2 or avalid motor vehicle operator'sdriver's licenseissued by51.3the commissioner of public safety or the driver's license51.4authority of another stateor identification card with a valid 51.5 snowmobile qualification indicator issued under section 171.07, 51.6 subdivision 12. 51.7 (b) Notwithstanding section 84.862, no person under the age 51.8 of 14 years shall operate a snowmobile on any public land, 51.9 public easements, or water or grant-in-aid trail unless 51.10 accompanied by one of the following listed persons on the same 51.11 or an accompanying snowmobile, or on a device towed by the same 51.12 or an accompanying snowmobile: the person's parent, legal 51.13 guardian, or other person 18 years of age or older designated by 51.14 the parent or guardian. However, a person 12 years of age or 51.15 older but under the age of 14 years may operate a snowmobile on 51.16 public lands, public easements, and waters or a grant-in-aid 51.17 trail if the person has in immediate possession a valid 51.18 snowmobile safety certificate issued by the commissioner or an 51.19 identification card with a valid snowmobile qualification 51.20 indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 12. 51.21 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.91, 51.22 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 51.23 Subdivision 1. [ACTS PROHIBITED.] (a) No owner or other 51.24 person having charge or control of any snowmobile or all-terrain 51.25 vehicle shall authorize or permit any individual the person 51.26 knows or has reason to believe is under the influence of alcohol 51.27 or a controlled substance or other substance to operate the 51.28 snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle anywhere in this state or on 51.29 the ice of any boundary water of this state. 51.30 (b) No owner or other person having charge or control of 51.31 any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall knowingly authorize 51.32 or permit any person, who by reason of any physical or mental 51.33 disability is incapable of operating the vehicle, to operate the 51.34 snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle anywhere in this state or on 51.35 the ice of any boundary water of this state. 51.36 (c) A person who operates or is in physical control of a 52.1 snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle anywhere in this state or on 52.2 the ice of any boundary water of this state is subject to 52.3 sections 169.121 to 169.1218 and 169.123 to 169.129. In 52.4 addition to the applicable sanctions under chapter 169, a person 52.5 who is convicted of violating section 169.121 while operating a 52.6 snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, or who refuses to comply with 52.7 a lawful request to submit to testing under section 169.123, 52.8 shall be prohibited from operating the snowmobile or all-terrain 52.9 vehicle for a period of one year. The commissioner shall notify 52.10 the convicted person of the time period during which the person 52.11 is prohibited from operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle. 52.12 (d) Administrative and judicial review of the operating 52.13 privileges prohibition is governed by section 97B.066, 52.14 subdivisions 7 to 9, if the person does not have a prior 52.15 impaired driving conviction or prior license revocation, as 52.16 defined in section 169.121, subdivision 3. Otherwise, 52.17 administrative and judicial review of the prohibition is 52.18 governed by section 169.123. 52.19 (e) The court shall promptly forward to the commissioner 52.20 and the department of public safety copies of all convictions 52.21 and criminal and civil sanctions imposed under this section and 52.22 chapter 169 relating to snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. 52.23 (f) A person who violates paragraph (a) or (b), or an 52.24 ordinance in conformity with either of them, is guilty of a 52.25 misdemeanor. A person who operates a snowmobile or all-terrain 52.26 vehicle during the time period the person is prohibited from 52.27 operating a vehicle under paragraph (c) is guilty of a 52.28 misdemeanor. 52.29 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.98, 52.30 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 52.31 Subd. 6. [FEES.] The commissioner may charge a fee for any 52.32 service performed by the Minnesota conservation corps. Fees 52.33 generated shall be deposited in a special revenue fund and 52.34 appropriated to the commissioner for Minnesota conservation 52.35 corps projects and administration. 52.36 Sec. 27. [ADDING LAND TO BLUE MOUNDS STATE PARK.] 53.1 [85.012] [Subd. 8.] The following area is added to Blue 53.2 Mounds state park: That part of the Northeast Quarter of the 53.3 Southwest Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 53.4 Quarter of Section 13, Township 103 North, Range 45 West, Rock 53.5 County, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest 53.6 corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; 53.7 thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 36 minutes 41 53.8 seconds East along the south line of said Northeast Quarter of 53.9 the Southwest Quarter 165.00 feet to the point of beginning; 53.10 thence North 00 degrees 17 minutes 27 seconds West parallel with 53.11 the west line of said section 1438.74 feet to an iron stake with 53.12 DNR caps; thence South 88 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds East 53.13 along an existing fence line 42.15 feet; thence South 00 degrees 53.14 30 minutes 38 seconds West along an existing fence line 1438.16 53.15 feet to the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the 53.16 Southwest Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 41 seconds 53.17 West along said south line 22.02 feet to the point of beginning. 53.18 Sec. 28. [ADDITIONS TO IRON RANGE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 53.19 RECREATION AREA, ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] 53.20 Subdivision 1. [85.013] [Subd. 12a.] [IRON RANGE 53.21 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA, ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] The 53.22 following areas are added to the Iron Range off-highway vehicle 53.23 recreation area, all in St. Louis county: 53.24 (1) Section 2, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT: 53.25 the East Half; the North Half of the Northwest Quarter; and the 53.26 Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; 53.27 (2) Section 3, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT: 53.28 the Southeast Quarter; the North Half of the Northeast Quarter; 53.29 the North Half of the Northwest Quarter; Southwest Quarter of 53.30 the Northwest Quarter; and the Northwest Quarter of the 53.31 Southwest Quarter; 53.32 (3) Section 4, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT: 53.33 the West Half; the Northeast Quarter; the North Half of the 53.34 Southeast Quarter; and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 53.35 Quarter; 53.36 (4) Section 8, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT: 54.1 the West Half; the West Half of the Southeast Quarter; and the 54.2 West Half of the Northeast Quarter; 54.3 (5) Section 9, Township 58 North, Range 17 West; 54.4 (6) Section 11, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT: 54.5 the West Half of the Northwest Quarter; and the Northwest 54.6 Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; 54.7 (7) Section 14, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT: 54.8 the East Half; 54.9 (8) Section 15, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, lying 54.10 North of the DM&IR grade, EXCEPT: the Southwest Quarter; and 54.11 the South Half of the Northwest Quarter; 54.12 (9) Section 16, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, lying 54.13 North of county road 921, EXCEPT: the East Half of the 54.14 Southeast Quarter, lying North of the DM&IR grade; 54.15 (10) Section 22, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, lying 54.16 North of the DM&IR grade; and 54.17 (11) Section 23, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, a 100 54.18 foot corridor of the Mesabi Trail as located between the West 54.19 line of said Section 23 and Minnesota trunk highway No. 135. 54.20 Subd. 2. [ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ADDING MEMBERS.] The 54.21 advisory committee created under Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 54.22 32, subdivision 4, shall continue to provide direction on the 54.23 planning, development, and operation of the Iron Range 54.24 off-highway vehicle recreation area, including the land added 54.25 under subdivision 1. The following members are added to the 54.26 advisory committee: 54.27 (1) a representative of the city council of Gilbert; and 54.28 (2) a representative of the city council of Virginia. 54.29 Subd. 3. [MINING.] The commissioner shall recognize the 54.30 possibility that mining may be conducted in the future within 54.31 the Iron Range off-highway vehicle area and that use of portions 54.32 of the surface estate and control of the flowage of water may be 54.33 necessary for future mining operations. 54.34 Subd. 4. [MANAGEMENT PLAN.] The commissioner of natural 54.35 resources and the local area advisory committee shall 54.36 cooperatively develop a separate comprehensive management plan 55.1 for the land added to the Iron Range off-highway vehicle 55.2 recreation area under subdivision 1. The management plan shall 55.3 provide for: 55.4 (1) multiple use recreation for off-highway vehicles; 55.5 (2) protection of natural resources; 55.6 (3) limited timber management; 55.7 (4) mineral exploration and mining management; 55.8 (5) land acquisition needs; 55.9 (6) road and facility development; and 55.10 (7) trail and road connections between the land added under 55.11 subdivision 1 and the land added by Laws 1996, chapter 407, 55.12 section 32, subdivision 6. 55.13 The completed management plan, together with the management 55.14 plan completed under Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 32, 55.15 subdivision 5, shall serve as the master plan for the Iron Range 55.16 off-highway vehicle recreation area under Minnesota Statutes, 55.17 section 86A.09. 55.18 Subd. 5. [APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.] Except as otherwise 55.19 provided by subdivisions 2 and 4, the provisions of Laws 1996, 55.20 chapter 407, section 32, apply to the land added to the Iron 55.21 Range off-highway vehicle recreation area under subdivision 1. 55.22 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.015, is 55.23 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 55.24 Subd. 21. [GITCHI-GAMI TRAIL, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES.] (a) 55.25 The trail shall originate in the city of Two Harbors and shall 55.26 extend in a northeasterly direction along the shore of Lake 55.27 Superior, running parallel to state highway 61 to the city of 55.28 Grand Marais. 55.29 (b) The trail shall be developed primarily for hiking and 55.30 bicycling. 55.31 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.019, 55.32 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 55.33 Subd. 2. [PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION AREAS.] The 55.34 commissioner shall administer a program to provide grants to 55.35 units of government for up to 50 percent of the costsor55.36$50,000, whichever is less,of acquisition and betterment of 56.1 public land and improvements needed for parks and other outdoor 56.2 recreation areas and facilities. 56.3 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.019, is 56.4 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 56.5 Subd. 4b. [REGIONAL TRAILS.] The commissioner shall 56.6 administer a program to provide grants to units of government 56.7 for up to 50 percent of the costs of acquisition and betterment 56.8 of public land and improvements needed for trails deemed to be 56.9 of regional significance according to criteria published by the 56.10 commissioner. If land used for the trails is not in full public 56.11 ownership, then the recipients must prove it is dedicated to the 56.12 purposes of the grants for at least 20 years. 56.13 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.019, is 56.14 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 56.15 Subd. 4c. [LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS.] The commissioner 56.16 shall administer a program to provide grants to units of 56.17 government for up to 50 percent of the costs of acquisition and 56.18 betterment of public land and improvements needed for trails 56.19 that connect communities, trails, and parks and thereby increase 56.20 the effective length of trail experiences. If land used for the 56.21 trails is not in full public ownership, then the recipients must 56.22 prove it is dedicated to the purposes of the grants for at least 56.23 20 years. 56.24 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 86B.415, 56.25 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 56.26 Subdivision 1. [WATERCRAFT 19 FEET OR LESS.] The fee for a 56.27 watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length is 56.28 $12 except: 56.29 (1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet 56.30 in length or less that is offered for rent or lease, the fee is 56.31 $6; 56.32 (2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, 56.33 or rowing shell 19 feet in length or less, the fee is $7; 56.34 (3) for personal watercraft, the fee is $25; 56.35(3)(4) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by 56.36 a nonprofit corporation for teaching boat and water safety, the 57.1 fee is as provided in subdivision 4; and 57.2(4)(5) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's 57.3 license, the fee is as provided in subdivision 5. 57.4 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 88.067, is 57.5 amended to read: 57.6 88.067 [TRAINING OFGRANTS TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS.] 57.7 The commissioner may make grants for procurement of fire 57.8 suppression equipment and training of fire departments in 57.9 techniques of fire controlthat. These grants will enablethem57.10 local fire departments to assist the state more effectively in 57.11 controlling wildfires. The commissioner may require a local 57.12 match for any grant. Fire suppression equipment may include, 57.13 but is not limited to, fire suppression tools and equipment, 57.14 protective clothing, dry hydrants, communications equipment, and 57.15 conversion of vehicles to wildfire suppression vehicles. 57.16 Training shall be provided to the extent practicable in 57.17 coordination with other public agencies with training and 57.18 educational responsibilities. 57.19 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 92.46, 57.20 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 57.21 Subdivision 1. [PUBLIC CAMPGROUNDS.] (a) The director may 57.22 designate suitable portions of the state lands withdrawn from 57.23 sale and not reserved, as provided in section 92.45, as 57.24 permanent state public campgrounds. The director may have the 57.25 land surveyed and platted into lots of convenient size, and 57.26 lease them for cottage and camp purposes under terms and 57.27 conditions the director prescribes, subject to the provisions of 57.28 this section. 57.29 (b) A lease may not be for a term more than 20 years. The 57.30 lease may allow renewal, from time to time, for additional terms 57.31 of no longer than 20 years each. The lease may be canceled by 57.32 the commissioner 90 days after giving the person leasing the 57.33 land written notice of violation of lease conditions. The lease 57.34 rate shall be based on the appraised value of leased land as 57.35 determined by the commissioner of natural resources and shall be 57.36 adjusted by the commissioner at the fifth, tenth, and 15th 58.1 anniversary of the lease, if the appraised value has increased 58.2 or decreased. For leases that are renewed in 1991 and following 58.3 years, the lease rate shall be five percent of the appraised 58.4 value of the leased land. The appraised value shall be the 58.5 value of the leased land without any private improvements and 58.6 must be comparable to similar land without any improvements 58.7 within the same county. The minimum appraised value that the 58.8 commissioner assigns to the leased land must be substantially 58.9 equal to the county assessor's estimated market value of similar 58.10 land adjusted by the assessment/sales ratio as determined by the 58.11 department of revenue. 58.12 (c) By July 1, 1986, the commissioner of natural resources 58.13 shall adopt rules under chapter 14 to establish procedures for 58.14 leasing land under this section. The rules shall be subject to 58.15 review and approval by the commissioners of revenue and 58.16 administration prior to the initial publication pursuant to 58.17 chapter 14 and prior to their final adoption. The rules must 58.18 address at least the following: 58.19 (1) method of appraising the property; and 58.20 (2) an appeal procedure for both the appraised values and 58.21 lease rates. 58.22 (d) All money received from these leases must be credited 58.23 to the fund to which the proceeds of the land belong. 58.24 Notwithstanding section 16A.125 or any other law to the 58.25 contrary,50beginning in fiscal year 1999, 100 percent of the 58.26 money received from the lease of permanent school fund lands 58.27 leased pursuant to this subdivision must be credited to the 58.28 lakeshore leasing and sales account in the permanent school fund 58.29 and is appropriated for use to survey, appraise, and pay 58.30 associated sellingand, leasing, or exchange costs of lots as 58.31 required in this section and Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 58.32 92.67, subdivision 3.The money may not be used to pay the cost58.33of surveying lots not scheduled for sale.Any money designated 58.34 for deposit in the permanent school fund that is not needed to 58.35 survey, appraise, and pay associated sellingand, leasing, or 58.36 exchange costs of lots, as required in this section, shall be 59.1 deposited in the permanent school fund. The commissioner shall 59.2 add to the appraised value of any lot offered for sale or 59.3 exchange the costs of surveying, appraising, andselling59.4 disposing of the lot, and shall first deposit into the permanent 59.5 school fund an amount equal to the costs of surveying, 59.6 appraising, andsellingdisposing of any lot paid out of the 59.7 permanent school fund. Any remaining money shall be deposited 59.8 into any other contributing funds in proportion to the 59.9 contribution from each fund. In no case may the commissioner 59.10 add to the appraised value of any lot offered for sale or 59.11 exchange an amount more than$700 for thethe actual contract 59.12 service costs of surveyingand, appraising, and disposing of the 59.13 lot. 59.14 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.075, 59.15 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 59.16 Subdivision 1. [DEER AND BEAR LICENSES.] (a) For purposes 59.17 of this subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under 59.18 section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (4), (5), and (9), and 59.19 3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), and licenses issued under section 59.20 97B.301, subdivision 4. 59.21 (b) At least $2 from each deer license shall be used for 59.22 deer habitat improvement or deer management programs. 59.23 (c) At least $1 from each deer license and each bear 59.24 license shall be used for deer and bear management programs, 59.25 including a computerized licensing system. Fifty cents from 59.26 each deer license is appropriated for emergency deer feeding. 59.27 Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding is available until 59.28 expended. When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation 59.29 for emergency deer feeding at the end of a fiscal year exceeds 59.30$750,000$1,500,000, $750,000 is canceled to the unappropriated 59.31 balance of the game and fish fundand the amount appropriated59.32for emergency deer feeding is reduced to 25 cents from each deer59.33license. 59.34 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 59.35 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 59.36 Subd. 2. [RESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following 60.1 licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 60.2 (1) for persons under age 65 to take small game,$10$13; 60.3 (2) for persons age 65 or over,$5$8; 60.4 (3) to take turkey,$16$18; 60.5 (4) to take deer with firearms,$22$25; 60.6 (5) to take deer by archery,$22$25; 60.7 (6) to take moose, for a party of not more than six 60.8 persons,$275$310; 60.9 (7) to take bear,$33$38; 60.10 (8) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, 60.11$220$250; 60.12 (9) to take antlered deer in more than one zone,$44$50; 60.13 and 60.14 (10) to take Canada geese during a special season,$3$4. 60.15 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 60.16 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 60.17 Subd. 3. [NONRESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following 60.18 licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 60.19 (1) to take small game,$56$73; 60.20 (2) to take deer with firearms,$110$125; 60.21 (3) to take deer by archery,$110$125; 60.22 (4) to take bear,$165$195; 60.23 (5) to take turkey,$56$73; 60.24 (6) to take raccoon, bobcat, fox, coyote, or 60.25 lynx,$137.50$155; 60.26 (7) to take antlered deer in more than one zone,$220$250; 60.27 and 60.28 (8) to take Canada geese during a special season,$3$4. 60.29 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 60.30 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 60.31 Subd. 6. [RESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 60.32 licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 60.33 (1) to take fish by angling, for persons under age 60.34 65,$15$16; 60.35 (2) to take fish by angling, for persons age 65 and over, 60.36$5.50$8.50; 61.1 (3) to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a 61.2 married couple,$20.50$22; 61.3 (4) to take fish by spearing from a dark house,$15$15.50; 61.4 and 61.5 (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 61.6 by the licensee,$8$8.25. 61.7 Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 61.8 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 61.9 Subd. 7. [NONRESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 61.10 licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 61.11 (1) to take fish by angling,$31$37; 61.12 (2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive 61.13 days selected by the licensee,$21.50$26; 61.14 (3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected 61.15 by the licensee,$18$21; 61.16 (4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 61.17 family,$41.50$53; 61.18 (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 61.19 by the licensee,$8$8.50; and 61.20 (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 61.21 married couple, limited to 14 consecutive days selected by one 61.22 of the licensees,$32$37. 61.23 Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 61.24 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 61.25 Subd. 8. [MINNESOTA SPORTING.] The commissioner shall 61.26 issue Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The 61.27 licensee may take fish by angling and small game. The fee for 61.28 the license is: 61.29 (1) for an individual,$20$24; and 61.30 (2) for a combined license for a married couple to take 61.31 fish and for one spouse to take small game,$27.50$32. 61.32 Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 61.33 subdivision 11, is amended to read: 61.34 Subd. 11. [FISH HOUSES AND DARK HOUSES; RESIDENTS.] Fees 61.35 for the following licenses are: 61.36 (1) for a fish house or dark house that is not 62.1 rented,$10$11.50; and 62.2 (2) for a fish house or dark house that is rented,$23$26. 62.3 Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 62.4 subdivision 12, is amended to read: 62.5 Subd. 12. [FISH HOUSES; NONRESIDENT.] Fees for fish house 62.6 licenses for a nonresident are: 62.7 (1) annual,$31.50$33; and 62.8 (2) seven consecutive days,$18.50$19. 62.9 Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 62.10 subdivision 13, is amended to read: 62.11 Subd. 13. [NETTING WHITEFISH AND CISCOES FOR PERSONAL 62.12 CONSUMPTION.] The fee for a license to net whitefish and ciscoes 62.13 in inland lakes and international waters for personal 62.14 consumption is, for each net,$9$10. 62.15 Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 62.16 subdivision 20, is amended to read: 62.17 Subd. 20. [TRAPPING LICENSE.] The fee for a license to 62.18 trap fur-bearing animals is: 62.19 (1) for persons over age 13 and under age 18,$5.50$6; and 62.20 (2) for persons age 18 and older,$18$20. 62.21 Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.485, 62.22 subdivision 12, is amended to read: 62.23 Subd. 12. [YOUTH DEER LICENSE.] The commissioner may, for 62.24 a fee of$5$5.50, issue to a resident under the age of 16 a 62.25 license, without a tag, to take deer with firearms. A youth 62.26 holding a license issued under this subdivision may hunt under 62.27 the license only if accompanied by a licensed hunter who is at 62.28 least 18 years of age and possesses a valid tag. A deer taken 62.29 by a youth holding a license issued under this subdivision must 62.30 be promptly tagged by the licensed hunter accompanying the 62.31 youth. Section 97B.301, subdivision 6, does not apply to a 62.32 youth holding a license issued under this subdivision. 62.33 Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97B.020, is 62.34 amended to read: 62.35 97B.020 [FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.] 62.36 Except as provided in this section, a person born after 63.1 December 31, 1979, may not obtain a license to take wild animals 63.2 by firearms. A person may obtain a hunting license ifunless 63.3 the person has a firearms safety certificate or equivalent 63.4 certificate, driver's license or identification card with a 63.5 valid firearms safety qualification indicator issued under 63.6 section 171.07, subdivision 13, previous hunting license, or 63.7 other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this 63.8 state or in another state a hunter safety course recognized by 63.9 the department under a reciprocity agreement. A person who is 63.10 on active duty and has successfully completed basic training in 63.11 the United States armed forces, reserve component, or national 63.12 guard may obtain a hunting license or approval authorizing 63.13 hunting regardless of whether the person is issued a firearms 63.14 safety certificate. 63.15 Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 103B.227, 63.16 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 63.17 Subd. 2. [NOTICE OF BOARD VACANCIES.] Appointing 63.18 authorities for watershed management organization board members 63.19 shall publish a notice of vacancies resulting from expiration of 63.20 members' terms and other reasons. The notices must be published 63.21 at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the 63.22 watershed management organization area. The notices must state 63.23 that persons interested in being appointed to serve on the 63.24 watershed management organization board may submit their names 63.25 to the appointing authority for consideration. After December 63.26 31, 1999, staff of local units of government that are members of 63.27 the watershed management organization are not eligible to be 63.28 appointed to the board. Published notice of the vacancy must be 63.29 given at least 15 days before an appointment or reappointment is 63.30 made. 63.31 Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 103C.401, is 63.32 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 63.33 Subd. 3. [GENERAL SERVICES ALLOCATION.] Subject to an 63.34 appropriation by law for this purpose, the board shall provide 63.35 an annual allocation of general services funding for each 63.36 organized district in the state. If county funding for a 64.1 district is reduced from the previous fiscal year funding level, 64.2 the allocation under this subdivision must be reduced by an 64.3 equal amount. 64.4 Sec. 50. [103F.191] [BLUE EARTH RIVER BASIN INITIATIVE 64.5 BOUNDARIES.] 64.6 For the purposes of sections 103F.191 to 103F.197, the term 64.7 "Blue Earth river basin initiative" means the area within the 64.8 watersheds of rivers and streams that are tributaries of the 64.9 Minnesota river from the south through the city of Mankato. 64.10 Major rivers included within the watershed are the LeSueur, Blue 64.11 Earth, and Watonwan and their tributaries. All of Watonwan 64.12 county and parts of Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, 64.13 Freeborn, Jackson, LeSueur, Martin, Steele, and Waseca counties 64.14 are included in the boundary area. 64.15 Sec. 51. [103F.192] [PROGRAM.] 64.16 There shall be a state grant-in-aid program of providing 64.17 financial assistance to the Blue Earth river basin initiative 64.18 for administrative costs associated with the implementation of 64.19 conservation practices. 64.20 Sec. 52. [103F.193] [AID FORMULA.] 64.21 Grants may be made by the board of water and soil resources 64.22 to a local governmental unit for the purposes of sections 64.23 103F.191 to 103F.197. 64.24 Sec. 53. [103F.194] [OPERATION WITHIN AN AGENCY.] 64.25 Subdivision 1. [BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES.] The 64.26 board of water and soil resources shall supervise the 64.27 grant-in-aid program pursuant to sections 103F.191 to 103F.197. 64.28 Subd. 2. [PROCEDURES AND FORMS.] The board shall devise 64.29 procedures and forms for application for grants by the local 64.30 units of government, and review of and decisions on the 64.31 applications by the state board. 64.32 Sec. 54. [103F.195] [CONDITIONS FOR GRANTS.] 64.33 Subdivision 1. [LOCAL EXPRESSION OF WILLINGNESS.] The 64.34 local unit of government shall apply for a grant by a resolution 64.35 requesting state funding assistance for administrative costs 64.36 associated with the implementation of conservation practices 65.1 within its jurisdiction. 65.2 Subd. 2. [GENERAL PLAN.] The Blue Earth river basin 65.3 initiative shall demonstrate that it has a general plan for 65.4 water management. The general plan shall be in conformity with 65.5 the policy and objectives of this chapter and shall, where 65.6 reasonable and practicable, include nonstructural means of water 65.7 management. 65.8 Sec. 55. [103F.196] [INTERSTATE COOPERATION.] 65.9 The board of water and soil resources and the Blue Earth 65.10 river basin initiative may enter into a working agreement with 65.11 Iowa in regard to implementing conservation practices pursuant 65.12 to sections 103F.191 to 103F.197 that involve the territory of 65.13 the state of Iowa as well as this state. 65.14 Sec. 56. [103F.197] [REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.] 65.15 When the project has been in operation for a period of two 65.16 years, the board of water and soil resources and the Blue Earth 65.17 river basin initiative shall prepare and deliver a report to the 65.18 legislature on the program and its consequences with an 65.19 evaluation of the feasibility and benefit of continuing the 65.20 project. 65.21 Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115.55, 65.22 subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 65.23 Subd. 5a. [INSPECTION CRITERIA FOR EXISTING SYSTEMS.] (a) 65.24 An inspection of an existing system must evaluate the criteria 65.25 in paragraphs (b) to(h)(j). 65.26 (b) If the inspector finds one or more of the following 65.27 conditions: 65.28 (1) sewage discharge to surface water; 65.29 (2) sewage discharge to ground surface; 65.30 (3) sewage backup; or 65.31 (4) any other situation with the potential to immediately 65.32 and adversely affect or threaten public health or safety, 65.33 then the system constitutes an imminent threat to public health 65.34 or safety and, if not repaired, must be upgraded, replaced, or 65.35 its use discontinued within ten months of receipt of the notice 65.36 described in subdivision 5b, or within a shorter period of time 66.1 if required by local ordinance. 66.2 (c) An existing system that has none of the conditions in 66.3 paragraph (b), and has at least two feet of soil separation need 66.4 not be upgraded, repaired, replaced, or its use discontinued, 66.5 notwithstanding any local ordinance that is more restrictive. 66.6 (d) Paragraph (c) does not apply to systems in shoreland 66.7 areas regulated under sections 103F.201 to 103F.221, wellhead 66.8 protection areas as defined in section 103I.005, or those used 66.9 in connection with food, beverage, and lodging establishments 66.10 regulated under chapter 157. 66.11 (e) If the local unit of government with jurisdiction over 66.12 the system has adopted an ordinance containing local standards 66.13 pursuant to subdivision 7, the existing system must comply with 66.14 the ordinance. If the system does not comply with the 66.15 ordinance, it must be upgraded, replaced, or its use 66.16 discontinued according to the ordinance. 66.17 (f) If a seepage pit, drywell, cesspool, or leaching pit 66.18 exists and the local unit of government with jurisdiction over 66.19 the system has not adopted local standards to the contrary, the 66.20 system is failing and must be upgraded, replaced, or its use 66.21 discontinued within the time required by subdivision 3 or local 66.22 ordinance. 66.23 (g) If the system fails to provide sufficient groundwater 66.24 protection, then the local unit of government or its agent shall 66.25 order that the system be upgraded, replaced, or its use 66.26 discontinued within the time required by rule or the local 66.27 ordinance. 66.28 (h) The authority to find a threat to public health under 66.29 section 145A.04, subdivision 8, is in addition to the authority 66.30 to make a finding under paragraphs (b) to (d). 66.31 (i) Local inspectors must use the standard inspection form 66.32 provided by the agency. The inspection information required by 66.33 local ordinance may be included as an attachment to the standard 66.34 form. The following language must appear on the standard form: 66.35 "If an existing system is not failing as defined in law, and has 66.36 at least two feet of design soil separation, then the system 67.1 need not be upgraded, repaired, replaced, or its use 67.2 discontinued, notwithstanding any local ordinance that is more 67.3 strict. This does not apply to systems in shoreland areas, 67.4 wellhead protection areas, or those used in connection with 67.5 food, beverage, and lodging establishments as defined in law." 67.6 (j) For the purposes of this subdivision, an "existing 67.7 system" means a functioning system installed prior to April 1, 67.8 1996. 67.9 Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115A.02, is 67.10 amended to read: 67.11 115A.02 [LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION OF POLICY; PURPOSES.] 67.12 (a) It is the goal of this chapter to protect the state's 67.13 land, air, water, and other natural resources and the public 67.14 health by improving waste management in the state to serve the 67.15 following purposes: 67.16 (1) reduction in the amount and toxicity of waste 67.17 generated; 67.18 (2) separation and recovery of materials and energy from 67.19 waste; 67.20 (3) reduction in indiscriminate dependence on disposal of 67.21 waste; 67.22 (4) coordination of solid waste management among political 67.23 subdivisions; and 67.24 (5) orderly and deliberate development and financial 67.25 security of waste facilities including disposal facilities. 67.26 (b) The waste management goal of the state is to foster an 67.27 integrated waste management system in a manner appropriate to 67.28 the characteristics of the waste stream and thereby protect the 67.29 state's land, air, water, and other natural resources and the 67.30 public health. The following waste management practices are in 67.31 order of preference: 67.32 (1) waste reduction and reuse; 67.33 (2) waste recycling; 67.34 (3) composting of yard waste and food waste; 67.35 (4) resource recovery through mixed municipal solid waste 67.36 composting or incineration;and68.1 (5) land disposal which involves the retrieval of methane 68.2 gas as a fuel for the production of energy to be used on-site or 68.3 for sale; and 68.4 (6) land disposal which does not involve the retrieval of 68.5 methane gas as a fuel for the production of energy to be used 68.6 on-site or for sale. 68.7 Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115A.554, is 68.8 amended to read: 68.9 115A.554 [AUTHORITY OF SANITARY DISTRICTS.] 68.10 A sanitary district has the authorities and duties of 68.11 counties within the district's boundary for purposes of sections 68.12 115A.0716; 115A.46, subdivisions 4 and 5; 115A.48; 115A.551; 68.13 115A.552; 115A.553; 115A.919;115A.929;115A.93; 115A.96, 68.14 subdivision 6; 115A.961; 116.072; 375.18, subdivision 14; 68.15 400.08; 400.16; and 400.161. 68.16 Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115A.918, 68.17 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 68.18 Subdivision 1. [SCOPE.] The definitions in this section 68.19 apply to this section and sections 115A.919 to115A.929115A.923. 68.20 Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115B.42, is 68.21 amended to read: 68.22 115B.42 [SOLID WASTE FUND.] 68.23 Subdivision 1. [ESTABLISHMENT; APPROPRIATION; SEPARATE 68.24 ACCOUNTING.] (a) The solid waste fund is established in the 68.25 state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund 68.26 and interest earned on the money in the fund. Except as 68.27 provided in subdivision 2,clauseclauses (7) and (8), money in 68.28 the fund is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the 68.29 purposes listed in subdivision 2. 68.30 (b) The commissioner of finance shall separately account 68.31 for revenue deposited in the fund from financial assurance funds 68.32 or other mechanisms, the metropolitan landfill contingency 68.33 action trust fund, and all other sources of revenue. 68.34 Subd. 2. [EXPENDITURES.] (a) Money in the fund may be 68.35 spent by the commissioner to: 68.36 (1) inspect permitted mixed municipal solid waste disposal 69.1 facilities to: 69.2 (i) evaluate the adequacy of final cover, slopes, 69.3 vegetation, and erosion control; 69.4 (ii) determine the presence and concentration of hazardous 69.5 substances, pollutants or contaminants, and decomposition gases; 69.6 and 69.7 (iii) determine the boundaries of fill areas; 69.8 (2) monitor and take, or reimburse others for, 69.9 environmental response actions, including emergency response 69.10 actions, at qualified facilities; 69.11 (3) acquire and dispose of property under section 115B.412, 69.12 subdivision 3; 69.13 (4) recover costs under section 115B.39; 69.14 (5) administer, including providing staff and 69.15 administrative support for, sections 115B.39 to 115B.445; 69.16 (6) enforce sections 115B.39 to 115B.445; 69.17 (7) subject to appropriation, administer the agency's 69.18 groundwater and solid waste management programs; 69.19 (8) subject to appropriation, pay for private water supply 69.20 monitoring and health assessment costs of the commissioner of 69.21 health in areas contaminated by unpermitted mixed municipal 69.22 solid waste disposal facilities; 69.23 (9) reimburse persons under section 115B.43; and 69.24(9)(10) reimburse mediation expenses up to a total of 69.25 $250,000 annually or defense costs up to a total of $250,000 69.26 annually for third-party claims for response costs under state 69.27 or federal law as provided in section 115B.414. 69.28 Sec. 62. [115B.421] [CLOSED LANDFILL INVESTMENT FUND.] 69.29 The closed landfill investment fund is established in the 69.30 state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the 69.31 fund, and interest and other earnings on money in the fund. The 69.32 commissioner of finance shall transfer an initial amount of 69.33 $5,100,000 from the balance in the solid waste fund beginning in 69.34 fiscal year 2000 and shall continue to transfer $5,100,000 for 69.35 each following fiscal year, ceasing after 2003. The fund shall 69.36 be managed to maximize long-term gain through the state board of 70.1 investment. Money in the fund may be spent by the commissioner 70.2 after fiscal year 2020 in accordance with section 115B.42, 70.3 subdivision 2, clauses (1) to (6). 70.4 Sec. 63. [116.915] [MERCURY REDUCTION.] 70.5 Subdivision 1. [GOAL.] It is the goal of the state to 70.6 reduce mercury contamination by reducing the release of mercury 70.7 into the air and water of the state by 60 percent from 1990 70.8 levels by December 31, 2000, and by 70 percent from 1990 levels 70.9 by December 31, 2005. The goal applies to the statewide total 70.10 of releases from existing and new sources of mercury. The 70.11 commissioner shall publish updated estimates of 1990 releases in 70.12 the State Register. 70.13 Subd. 2. [REDUCTION STRATEGIES.] The commissioner shall 70.14 implement the strategies recommended by the mercury 70.15 contamination reduction initiative advisory council and 70.16 identified on pages 31 to 42 of the Minnesota pollution control 70.17 agency's report entitled "Report on the Mercury Contamination 70.18 Reduction Initiative Advisory Council's Results and 70.19 Recommendations" as transmitted to the legislature by the 70.20 commissioner's letter dated March 15, 1999. The commissioner 70.21 shall solicit by July 1, 1999, voluntary reduction agreements 70.22 from sources that emit more than 50 pounds of mercury per year. 70.23 Subd. 3. [PROGRESS REPORTS.] The commissioner, in 70.24 cooperation with the director of the office of environmental 70.25 assistance, shall submit progress reports to the legislature on 70.26 October 15, 2001, and October 15, 2005. The reports shall 70.27 address the state's success in meeting the mercury release 70.28 reduction goals of subdivision 1, and discuss whether different 70.29 voluntary or mandatory reduction strategies are needed. The 70.30 reports shall also discuss whether the reduction goals are still 70.31 appropriate given the most recent information regarding mercury 70.32 risks. 70.33 Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.121, 70.34 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 70.35 Subd. 3. [CRIMINAL PENALTIES.] (a) As used in this section: 70.36 (1) "Prior impaired driving conviction" means a prior 71.1 conviction under: 71.2 (i) this section; Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.91, 71.3 subdivision 1, paragraph (a), or 86B.331, subdivision 1, 71.4 paragraph (a); section 169.1211; section 169.129; or section 71.5 360.0752; 71.6 (ii) section 609.21, subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6); 71.7 subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 2a, clauses (2) 71.8 to (6); subdivision 2b, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 3, 71.9 clauses (2) to (6); or subdivision 4, clauses (2) to (6); or 71.10 (iii) an ordinance from this state, or a statute or 71.11 ordinance from another state, in conformity with any provision 71.12 listed in item (i) or (ii). 71.13 A prior impaired driving conviction also includes a prior 71.14 juvenile adjudication that would have been a prior impaired 71.15 driving conviction if committed by an adult. 71.16 (2) "Prior license revocation" means a driver's license 71.17 suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or 71.18 disqualification under: 71.19 (i) this section or section 169.1211, 169.123, 171.04, 71.20 171.14, 171.16, 171.165, 171.17, or 171.18 because of an 71.21 alcohol-related incident; 71.22 (ii) section 609.21, subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6); 71.23 subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 2a, clauses (2) 71.24 to (6); subdivision 2b, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 3, 71.25 clauses (2) to (6); or subdivision 4, clauses (2) to (6); or 71.26 (iii) an ordinance from this state, or a statute or 71.27 ordinance from another state, in conformity with any provision 71.28 listed in item (i) or (ii). 71.29 "Prior license revocation" also means the revocation of 71.30 snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle operating privileges under 71.31 section 84.911, or motorboat operating privileges under section 71.32 86B.335, for violations that occurred on or after August 1,199571.33 1994; the revocation of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle 71.34 operating privileges under section 84.91; or the revocation of 71.35 motorboat operating privileges under section 86B.331. 71.36 (b) A person who violates subdivision 1, clause (a), (b), 72.1 (c), (d), (e), (g), or (h), or subdivision 1a, or an ordinance 72.2 in conformity with any of them, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 72.3 (c) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor under any of 72.4 the following circumstances: 72.5 (1) the person violates subdivision 1, clause (f); 72.6 (2) the person violates subdivision 1, clause (a), (b), 72.7 (c), (d), (e), (g), or (h), or subdivision 1a, within five years 72.8 of a prior impaired driving conviction or a prior license 72.9 revocation; 72.10 (3) the person violates section 169.26 while in violation 72.11 of subdivision 1; or 72.12 (4) the person violates subdivision 1 or 1a while a child 72.13 under the age of 16 is in the vehicle, if the child is more than 72.14 36 months younger than the violator. 72.15 A person convicted of a gross misdemeanor under this 72.16 paragraph is subject to the mandatory penalties provided in 72.17 subdivision 3d. 72.18 (d) A person is guilty of an enhanced gross misdemeanor 72.19 under any of the following circumstances: 72.20 (1) the person violates subdivision 1, clause (f), or 72.21 commits a violation described in paragraph (c), clause (3) or 72.22 (4), within ten years of one or more prior impaired driving 72.23 convictions or prior license revocations; 72.24 (2) the person violates subdivision 1, clause (a), (b), 72.25 (c), (d), (e), (g), or (h), or subdivision 1a, within ten years 72.26 of the first of two or more prior impaired driving convictions, 72.27 two or more prior license revocations, or any combination of two 72.28 or more prior impaired driving convictions and prior license 72.29 revocations, based on separate incidents. 72.30 A person convicted of an enhanced gross misdemeanor under 72.31 this paragraph may be sentenced to imprisonment in a local 72.32 correctional facility for not more than two years or to payment 72.33 of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. Additionally, the 72.34 person is subject to the applicable mandatory penalties provided 72.35 in subdivision 3e. 72.36 (e) The court shall notify a person convicted of violating 73.1 subdivision 1 or 1a that the registration plates of the person's 73.2 motor vehicle may be impounded under section 168.042 and the 73.3 vehicle may be subject to forfeiture under section 169.1217 upon 73.4 a subsequent conviction for violating this section, section 73.5 169.129, or section 171.24, or a subsequent license revocation 73.6 under section 169.123. The notice must describe the conduct and 73.7 the time periods within which the conduct must occur in order to 73.8 result in plate impoundment or forfeiture. The failure of the 73.9 court to provide this information does not affect the 73.10 applicability of the plate impoundment or the forfeiture 73.11 provision to that person. 73.12 (f) The attorney in the jurisdiction in which the violation 73.13 occurred who is responsible for prosecution of misdemeanor 73.14 violations of this section shall also be responsible for 73.15 prosecution of gross misdemeanor and enhanced gross misdemeanor 73.16 violations of this section. 73.17 (g) The court must impose consecutive sentences when it 73.18 sentences a person for a violation of this section or section 73.19 169.129 arising out of separate behavioral incidents. The court 73.20 also must impose a consecutive sentence when it sentences a 73.21 person for a violation of this section or section 169.129 and 73.22 the person, at the time of sentencing, is on probation for, or 73.23 serving, an executed sentence for a violation of this section or 73.24 section 169.129 and the prior sentence involved a separate 73.25 behavioral incident. The court also may order that the sentence 73.26 imposed for a violation of this section or section 169.129 shall 73.27 run consecutively to a previously imposed misdemeanor, gross 73.28 misdemeanor, or felony sentence for a violation other than this 73.29 section or section 169.129. 73.30 (h) When the court stays the sentence of a person convicted 73.31 under this section, the length of the stay is governed by 73.32 section 609.135, subdivision 2. 73.33 (i) The court may impose consecutive sentences for offenses 73.34 arising out of a single course of conduct as permitted in 73.35 section 609.035, subdivision 2. 73.36 (j) When an attorney responsible for prosecuting gross 74.1 misdemeanors or enhanced gross misdemeanors under this section 74.2 requests criminal history information relating to prior impaired 74.3 driving convictions from a court, the court must furnish the 74.4 information without charge. 74.5 (k) A violation of subdivision 1a may be prosecuted either 74.6 in the jurisdiction where the arresting officer observed the 74.7 defendant driving, operating, or in control of the motor vehicle 74.8 or in the jurisdiction where the refusal occurred. 74.9 Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.1217, 74.10 subdivision 7a, is amended to read: 74.11 Subd. 7a. [ADMINISTRATIVE FORFEITURE PROCEDURE.] (a) A 74.12 motor vehicle used to commit a designated offense or used in 74.13 conduct resulting in a designated license revocation is subject 74.14 to administrative forfeiture under this subdivision. 74.15 (b) When a motor vehicle is seized under subdivision 2, the 74.16 appropriate agency shall serve the driver or operator of the 74.17 vehicle with a notice of the seizure and intent to forfeit the 74.18 vehicle. Additionally, when a motor vehicle is seized under 74.19 subdivision 2, or within a reasonable time after that, all 74.20 persons known to have an ownership or possessory interest in the 74.21 vehicle must be notified of the seizure and the intent to 74.22 forfeit the vehicle. Notice mailed by certified mail to the 74.23 address shown in department of public safety records is 74.24 sufficient notice to the registered owner of the vehicle. 74.25 Otherwise, notice may be given in the manner provided by law for 74.26 service of a summons in a civil action. 74.27 (c) The notice must be in writing and contain: 74.28 (1) a description of the vehicle seized; 74.29 (2) the date of seizure; and 74.30 (3) notice of the right to obtain judicial review of the 74.31 forfeiture and of the procedure for obtaining that judicial 74.32 review, printed in English, Hmong, and Spanish. Substantially 74.33 the following language must appear conspicuously: "IF YOU DO 74.34 NOT DEMAND JUDICIAL REVIEW EXACTLY AS PRESCRIBED IN MINNESOTA 74.35 STATUTES, SECTION 169.1217, SUBDIVISION 7a, YOU LOSE THE RIGHT 74.36 TO A JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF THIS FORFEITURE AND YOU LOSE ANY 75.1 RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY. YOU MAY NOT 75.2 HAVE TO PAY THE FILING FEE FOR THE DEMAND IF DETERMINED YOU ARE 75.3 UNABLE TO AFFORD THE FEE. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY THE FILING FEE 75.4 IF THE PROPERTY IS WORTH LESS THAN $500 AND YOU FILE YOUR CLAIM 75.5 IN CONCILIATION COURT." 75.6 (d) Within 30 days following service of a notice of seizure 75.7 and forfeiture under this subdivision, a claimant may file a 75.8 demand for a judicial determination of the forfeiture. The 75.9 demand must be in the form of a civil complaint and must be 75.10 filed with the court administrator in the county in which the 75.11 seizure occurred, together with proof of service of a copy of 75.12 the complaint on the prosecuting authority having jurisdiction 75.13 over the forfeiture, and the standard filing fee for civil 75.14 actions unless the petitioner has the right to sue in forma 75.15 pauperis under section 563.01. If the value of the seized 75.16 property is less than $500, the claimant may file an action in 75.17 conciliation court for recovery of the seized vehicle without 75.18 paying the conciliation court filing fee. No responsive 75.19 pleading is required of the prosecuting authority and no court 75.20 fees may be charged for the prosecuting authority's appearance 75.21 in the matter. Except as provided in this section, judicial 75.22 reviews and hearings are governed by section 169.123, 75.23 subdivisions 5c and 6, and shall take place at the same time as 75.24 any judicial review of the person's license revocation under 75.25 section 169.123. The proceedings may be combined with any 75.26 hearing on a petition filed under section 169.123, subdivision 75.27 5c, and are governed by the rules of civil procedure. 75.28 (e) The complaint must be captioned in the name of the 75.29 claimant as plaintiff and the seized vehicle as defendant, and 75.30 must state with specificity the grounds on which the claimant 75.31 alleges the vehicle was improperly seized and the plaintiff's 75.32 interest in the vehicle seized. Notwithstanding any law to the 75.33 contrary, an action for the return of a vehicle seized under 75.34 this section may not be maintained by or on behalf of any person 75.35 who has been served with a notice of seizure and forfeiture 75.36 unless the person has complied with this subdivision. 76.1 (f) If the claimant makes a timely demand for a judicial 76.2 determination under this subdivision, the appropriate agency 76.3 must conduct the forfeiture under subdivision 8. 76.4 (g) If a demand for judicial determination of an 76.5 administrative forfeiture is filed under this subdivision and 76.6 the court orders the return of the seized vehicle, the court 76.7 shall order that filing fees be reimbursed to the person who 76.8 filed the demand. In addition, the court may order the payment 76.9 of reasonable costs, expenses, and attorney fees under 76.10 section549.21, subdivision 2549.211. 76.11 Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.1217, 76.12 subdivision 9, is amended to read: 76.13 Subd. 9. [DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED VEHICLE.] (a) If the 76.14 vehicle is administratively forfeited under subdivision 7a, or 76.15 if the court finds under subdivision 8 that the vehicle is 76.16 subject to forfeiture under subdivisions 6 and 7, the 76.17 appropriate agency shall: 76.18 (1) sell the vehicle and distribute the proceeds under 76.19 paragraph (b); or 76.20 (2) keep the vehicle for official use. If the agency keeps 76.21 a forfeited motor vehicle for official use, it shall make 76.22 reasonable efforts to ensure that the motor vehicle is available 76.23 for use by the agency's officers who participate in the drug 76.24 abuse resistance education program. 76.25 (b) The proceeds from the sale of forfeited vehicles, after 76.26 payment of seizure, storage, forfeiture, and sale expenses, and 76.27 satisfaction of valid liens against the property, must be 76.28 forwarded to the treasury of the political subdivision that 76.29 employs the appropriate agency responsible for the forfeiture 76.30 for use in DWI-related enforcement, training and education. If 76.31 the appropriate agency is an agency of state government, the net 76.32 proceeds must be forwarded to the state treasury and credited to 76.33 thegeneral fund.76.34(c) The proceeds from the sale of forfeited off-road76.35recreational vehicles and motorboats, after payment of seizure,76.36storage, forfeiture, and sale expenses, and satisfaction of77.1valid liens against the property, must be forwarded to the state77.2treasury and credited to thefollowing funds: 77.3 (1) if the forfeited vehicle is a motorboat, the net 77.4 proceeds must be credited to the water recreation account in the 77.5 natural resources fund; 77.6 (2) if the forfeited vehicle is a snowmobile, the net 77.7 proceeds must be credited to the snowmobile trails and 77.8 enforcement account in the natural resources fund; 77.9 (3) if the forfeited vehicle is an all-terrain vehicle, the 77.10 net proceeds must be credited to the all-terrain vehicle account 77.11 in the natural resources fund; 77.12 (4) if the forfeited vehicle is an off-highway motorcycle, 77.13 the net proceeds must be credited to the off-highway motorcycle 77.14 account in the natural resources fund; 77.15 (5) if the forfeited vehicle is an off-road vehicle, the 77.16 net proceeds must be credited to the off-road vehicle account in 77.17 the natural resources fund; and 77.18 (6) if otherwise, the net proceeds must be credited to the 77.19 general fund. 77.20 Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.123, 77.21 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 77.22 Subdivision 1. [PEACE OFFICER DEFINED.] For purposes of 77.23 this section, section 169.121, and section 169.1211, the term 77.24 peace officer means (1) a state patrol officer, (2) University 77.25 of Minnesota peace officer, (3) a constable as defined in 77.26 section 367.40, subdivision 3, (4) police officer of any 77.27 municipality, including towns having powers under section 77.28 368.01, or county, and (5) for purposes of violations of those 77.29 sections in or on an off-road recreational vehicle or motorboat, 77.30 or for violations of section 97B.065 or 97B.066, a state 77.31 conservation officer. 77.32 Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.07, 77.33 subdivision 12, is amended to read: 77.34 Subd. 12. [SNOWMOBILE SAFETY CERTIFICATE.] (a) The 77.35 department shall maintain in its records information transmitted 77.36 electronically from the commissioner of natural resources 78.1 identifying each person to whom the commissioner has issued a 78.2 snowmobile safety certificate. The records transmitted from the 78.3 department of natural resources must contain the full name and 78.4 date of birth as required for the driver's license or 78.5 identification card. Records that are not matched to a driver's 78.6 license or identification card record may be deleted after seven 78.7 years. 78.8 (b) After receiving information under paragraph (a) that a 78.9 person has received a snowmobile safety certificate, the 78.10 department shall include, on all drivers' licenses or Minnesota 78.11 identification cards subsequently issued to the person, a 78.12 graphic or written indication that the person has received the 78.13 certificate. 78.14 (c) If a person who has received a snowmobile safety 78.15 certificate applies for a driver's license or Minnesota 78.16 identification card before that information has been transmitted 78.17 to the department, the department may accept a copy of the 78.18 certificate as proof of its issuance and shall then follow the 78.19 procedures in paragraph (b). 78.20 Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.07, 78.21 subdivision 13, is amended to read: 78.22 Subd. 13. [FIREARMS SAFETY DESIGNATION.] (a) When an 78.23 applicant has a record transmitted to the department as 78.24 described in paragraph (c) or presents a firearms safety 78.25 certificate issued for successfully completing a firearms safety 78.26 course administered under section 97B.015,voluntarilyand 78.27 requests a driver's license or identification card described in 78.28 paragraph (b),pays the required fees, and otherwise qualifies,78.29 the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a 78.30 driver's license or Minnesota identification card described in 78.31 paragraph (b). 78.32 (b) Pursuant to paragraph (a), the department shall issue a 78.33 driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing a 78.34designation or symbolic representation, as designed by the78.35commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of natural78.36resources, indicatinggraphic or written indication that the 79.1 applicant has successfully completed a firearms safety 79.2 courseand is knowledgeable in firearms safetyadministered 79.3 under section 97B.015. 79.4 (c) The department shall maintain in its records 79.5 information transmitted electronically from the commissioner of 79.6 natural resources identifying each person to whom the 79.7 commissioner has issued a firearms safety certificate. The 79.8 records transmitted from the department of natural resources 79.9 must contain the full name and date of birth as required for the 79.10 driver's license or identification card. Records that are not 79.11 matched to a driver's license or identification card record may 79.12 be deleted after seven years. 79.13 Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.431, is 79.14 amended to read: 79.15 290.431 [NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.] 79.16 Every individual who files an income tax return or property 79.17 tax refund claim form may designate on their original return 79.18 that $1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted from the 79.19 refund that would otherwise be payable by or to that individual 79.20 and paid into an account to be established for the management of 79.21 nongame wildlife. The commissioner of revenue shall, on the 79.22 income tax return and the property tax refund claim form, notify 79.23 filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax 79.24 or refund shall be paid into the nongame wildlife management 79.25 account. The sum of the amounts so designated to be paid shall 79.26 be credited to the nongame wildlife management account for use 79.27 by the nongame program of the section of wildlife in the 79.28 department of natural resources. All interest earned on money 79.29 accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and 79.30 reimbursements of expenditures in the nongame wildlife 79.31 management account shall be credited to the account by the state 79.32 treasurer. The commissioner of natural resources shall submit a 79.33 work program for each fiscal year and semiannual progress 79.34 reports to the legislative commission on Minnesota resources in 79.35 the form determined by the commission. None of the money 79.36 provided in this section may be expended unless the commission 80.1 has approved the work program. 80.2 The state pledges and agrees with all contributors to the 80.3 nongame wildlife management account to use the funds contributed 80.4 solely for the management of nongame wildlife projects and 80.5 further agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or 80.6 restrictions that will limit or otherwise restrict the ability 80.7 of the commissioner of natural resources to use the available 80.8 funds for the most efficient and effective management of nongame 80.9 wildlife. 80.10 Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.432, is 80.11 amended to read: 80.12 290.432 [CORPORATE NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.] 80.13 A corporation that files an income tax return may designate 80.14 on its original return that $1 or more shall be added to the tax 80.15 or deducted from the refund that would otherwise be payable by 80.16 or to that corporation and paid into the nongame wildlife 80.17 management account established by section 290.431 for use by the 80.18 section of wildlife in the department of natural resources for 80.19 its nongame wildlife program. The commissioner of revenue 80.20 shall, on the corporate tax return, notify filers of their right 80.21 to designate that a portion of their tax return be paid into the 80.22 nongame wildlife management account for the protection of 80.23 endangered natural resources. All interest earned on money 80.24 accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and 80.25 reimbursements of expenditures in the nongame wildlife 80.26 management account shall be credited to the account by the state 80.27 treasurer. The commissioner of natural resources shall submit a 80.28 work program for each fiscal year to the legislative commission 80.29 on Minnesota resources in the form determined by the 80.30 commission. None of the money provided in this section may be 80.31 spent unless the commission has approved the work program. 80.32 The state pledges and agrees with all corporate 80.33 contributors to the nongame wildlife account to use the funds 80.34 contributed solely for the nongame wildlife program and further 80.35 agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or 80.36 restrictions that will limit or otherwise restrict the ability 81.1 of the commissioner of natural resources to use the available 81.2 funds for the most efficient and effective management of those 81.3 programs. 81.4 Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 296A.18, 81.5 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 81.6 Subd. 3. [SNOWMOBILE.] Approximately one percentin fiscal81.7years 1998 and 1999, and three-fourths of one percent81.8thereafter,of all gasoline received in and produced or brought 81.9 into this state, except gasoline used for aviation purposes, is 81.10 being used as fuel for the operation of snowmobiles in this 81.11 state, and of the total revenue derived from the imposition of 81.12 the gasoline fuel tax for uses other than for aviation purposes, 81.13 one percentin fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and three-fourths of81.14one percent thereafter,of such revenues is the amount of tax on 81.15 fuel used in snowmobiles operated in this state. 81.16 Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297H.13, 81.17 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 81.18 Subd. 5. [REPORT ON RECEIPTS.] The commissioner of revenue 81.19 shall report to the chairs of the house and senate environment 81.20 and natural resources committees; the house environment and 81.21 natural resources finance division; the senate environment and 81.22 agriculture budget division; the house tax committee and the 81.23 senate taxes and tax laws committee; the commissioner of the 81.24 pollution control agency; and the director of the office of 81.25 environmental assistance on the total tax revenues received from 81.26 the taxes imposed under this chapter. The reports shall be made 81.27 as follows: 81.28 (1) a report byMay 31, 1998,July 31 of each year based on 81.29 amounts received by the commissioner of revenue fromJanuary 1,81.301998, through April 30, 1998January 1 through June 30 of that 81.31 year; and 81.32 (2) a report bySeptember 30, 1998,January 31 of each year 81.33 based on amounts received by the commissioner of revenue 81.34 fromMay 1, 1998, through August 31, 1998; and81.35(3) a report by January 31, 1999, based on amounts received81.36by the commissioner of revenue from September 1, 1998, through82.1December 31, 1998July 1 through December 31 of the preceding 82.2 year. 82.3 Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.11, is 82.4 amended to read: 82.5 325E.11 [COLLECTION FACILITIES; NOTICE.] 82.6 (a) Any person selling at retail or offering motor oil or 82.7 motor oil filters for retail sale in this state shall: 82.8 (1) post a notice indicating the nearest location where 82.9 used motor oil and used motor oil filters may be returned at no 82.10 cost for recycling or reuse,; 82.11 (2) post a toll-free telephone number that may be called by 82.12 the public to determine a convenient location,; or 82.13 (3) post a listing of locations where used motor oil and 82.14 used motor oil filters may be returned at no cost for recycling 82.15 or reuse; or82.16(2) if the person is subject to section 325E.112, post a82.17notice informing customers purchasing motor oil or motor oil82.18filters of the location of the used motor oil and used motor oil82.19filter collection site established by the retailer in accordance82.20with section 325E.112 where used motor oil and used motor oil82.21filters may be returned at no cost. 82.22 (b) A notice under paragraph (a) shall be posted on or 82.23 adjacent to the motor oil and motor oil filter displays, be at 82.24 least 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, contain the universal 82.25 recycling symbol with the following language: 82.26 (1) "It is illegal to put used oil and used motor oil 82.27 filters in the garbage."; 82.28 (2) "Recycle your used oil and used motor oil filters."; 82.29 and 82.30 (3)(i) "There is a free collection site here for your used 82.31 oil and used motor oil filters."; 82.32 (ii) "There is a free collection site for used oil and used 82.33 motor oil filters located at (name of business and street 82.34 address)."; 82.35 (iii) "For the location of a free collection site for used 82.36 oil and used motor oil filters call (toll-free phone number)."; 83.1 or 83.2 (iv) "Here is a list of free collection sites for used oil 83.3 and used motor oil filters." 83.4 (c) The division of weights and measures under the 83.5 department of public service shall enforce compliance with this 83.6 section as provided in section 239.54. The pollution control 83.7 agency shall enforce compliance with this section under sections 83.8 115.071 and 116.072 in coordination with the division of weights 83.9 and measures. 83.10 Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.112, 83.11 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 83.12 Subdivision 1. [COLLECTION SITE GOAL.][COLLECTION.] (a)83.13Retailers that sell at an individual location more than 1,00083.14motor oil filters per calendar year at retail for off-site83.15installation must provide for collection of used motor oil and83.16used motor oil filters from the public. Retailers who do not83.17collect the used motor oil and used motor oil filters at their83.18individual locations may meet the requirement by entering into a83.19written agreement with another party whose location is:83.20(1) within two miles of the retailer's location if the83.21retailer is located:83.22(i) within the Interstate Highway 494/694 beltway;83.23(ii) in a home rule charter or statutory city or a town83.24contiguous to the Interstate Highway 494/694 beltway; or83.25(iii) in a home rule charter or statutory city of over83.2630,000 population within the metropolitan area as defined in83.27section 473.121; or83.28(2) within five miles of the retailer's location if the83.29retailer is not in an area described in clause (1).83.30(b) The written agreement must specify that the other party83.31will accept from the public up to ten gallons of used motor oil83.32and ten used motor oil filters per person per month during83.33normal hours of operation unless:83.34(1) the used motor oil is known to be contaminated with83.35antifreeze, other hazardous waste, or other materials which may83.36increase the cost of used motor oil management and disposal;84.1(2) the storage equipment for that particular waste is84.2temporarily filled to capacity; or84.3(3) the used motor oil or used motor oil filters are from a84.4business.84.5(c) Persons accepting used motor oil from the public in84.6accordance with this subdivision shall presume that the used84.7motor oil is not contaminated with hazardous waste, provided the84.8person offering the used motor oil is acting in good faith and84.9the person accepting the used motor oil does not have evidence84.10to the contrary. Persons collecting used motor oil from the84.11public must take precautions to prevent contamination of used84.12motor oil storage equipment. Precautions may include, but are84.13not limited to, keeping a log of persons dropping off used motor84.14oil, securing access to used motor oil storage equipment, or84.15posting signage at the site indicating the proper use of the84.16equipment.84.17(d) Persons accepting used motor oil and used motor oil84.18filters under paragraph (a), including persons accepting the oil84.19and filters on behalf of the retailer, may not charge a fee when84.20accepting ten gallons or less of used motor oil or ten or fewer84.21used motor oil filters per person per month.84.22(e) Persons that receive contaminated used motor oil may84.23manage the used motor oil as household hazardous waste through84.24publicly administered household hazardous waste collection84.25programs, with approval from the household hazardous waste84.26program. Used motor oil contaminated with hazardous waste from84.27the public that cannot be managed through a household hazardous84.28waste collection program must be managed as a hazardous waste in84.29accordance with rules adopted by the pollution control84.30agency.Motor oil and motor oil filter manufacturers and 84.31 retailers shall seek to provide: 84.32 (1) access to at least one nongovernment site for 84.33 collection of used motor oil and used motor oil filters from the 84.34 public every five square miles in the seven-county metropolitan 84.35 area; and 84.36 (2) access to a nongovernment site for collection of used 85.1 motor oil and used motor oil filters from the public within the 85.2 city or town with a population of greater than 1,500 outside the 85.3 seven-county metropolitan area. 85.4 Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.112, 85.5 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 85.6 Subd. 2. [REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.] A contaminated used 85.7 motor oil reimbursement program is established to provide 85.8 reimbursement of the costs of disposing of contaminated used 85.9 motor oil. In order to receive reimbursement, persons who 85.10 accept used motor oil from the publicor parties that they have85.11contracted with to accept used motor oilmust provide to the 85.12 commissioner of the pollution control agency proof of 85.13 contamination, information on methods the person used to prevent 85.14 the contamination of used motor oil at the site, a copy of the 85.15 billing for disposal costs incurred because of the contamination 85.16 and proof of payment, and a copy of the hazardous waste manifest 85.17 or shipping paper used to transport the waste. The commissioner 85.18 shall reimburse a recipient of contaminated used motor oil 100 85.19 percent of the costs of properly disposing of the contaminated 85.20 used motor oil. The commissioner may not reimburse persons who 85.21 intentionally place contaminants or do not take precautions to 85.22 prevent contaminants from being placed in used motor oil, or 85.23 operate a private collection site that: 85.24 (1) is not publicly promotable or listed with the agency; 85.25 (2) does not accept up to five gallons of used motor oil 85.26 and five used motor oil filters per person per day without 85.27 charging a fee; or 85.28 (3) does not control access to the site during times when 85.29 the site is closed. 85.30 A person operating a collection site may refuse to accept 85.31 any used motor oil or used motor oil filter: 85.32 (1) that is from a business; 85.33 (2) that appears to be contaminated with antifreeze, 85.34 hazardous waste, or other materials that may increase the cost 85.35 of used motor oil management and disposal; or 85.36 (3) when the storage equipment for that particular waste is 86.1 temporarily filled. 86.2 Persons operating government collection sites are eligible for 86.3 reimbursement of the costs of disposing of contaminated used 86.4 motor oil. Reimbursements made under this subdivision are 86.5 limited to the money available in the contaminated used motor 86.6 oil reimbursement account. 86.7 Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.112, 86.8 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 86.9 Subd. 3. [EDUCATION PROGRAM.]When theBy June 30 of each 86.10 year, the commissionerestimates that allshall estimate the 86.11 amount of funds available under section 325E.113 that will not 86.12 be expended for reimbursements, the commissioner may use the86.13estimated unexpended fundsand shall transfer all or a portion 86.14 of the estimated unexpended funds to the office of environmental 86.15 assistance to cover the costs of educating the public and 86.16 businesses on the provisions of this section and on proper 86.17 management of used motor oil, used motor oil filters, and other 86.18 automotive wastes. In coordination with the pollution control 86.19 agency, county solid waste administrators, used motor oil and 86.20 used motor oil filter collection site operators, and 86.21 manufacturers and retailers of motor oil and motor oil filters, 86.22 the director of the office of environmental assistance shall 86.23 educate the public and businesses on the proper management of 86.24 used motor oil, used motor oil filters, and other automotive 86.25 wastes. As part of the education efforts, the director shall 86.26 make information available to the public and businesses 86.27 regarding the proper management of used motor oil, used motor 86.28 oil filters, and other automotive wastes on the office's World 86.29 Wide Web page. The commissioner of the pollution control agency 86.30 shall also make information regarding the proper management of 86.31 used motor oil, used motor oil filters, and other automotive 86.32 wastes available on the agency's World Wide Web page. 86.33 Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.112, 86.34 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 86.35 Subd. 4. [LIABILITY EXEMPTION.] Persons who accept used 86.36 motor oil and used motor oil filters from the public and 87.1 retailers and manufacturers who contract with such persons for 87.2 purposes of subdivision 1 are exempt from liability under 87.3 chapter 115B for the used motor oil, contaminated used motor 87.4 oil, and used motor oil filters acceptedunder the provisions of87.5subdivision 1at facilities that accept used motor oil or used 87.6 motor oil filters from the public free of charge, after the used 87.7 motor oil, contaminated used motor oil, and used motor oil 87.8 filters are sent off-site in compliance with rules adopted by 87.9 the pollution control agency. 87.10 Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.113, is 87.11 amended to read: 87.12 325E.113 [CONTAMINATED USED MOTOR OIL REIMBURSEMENT 87.13 ACCOUNT.] 87.14 The contaminated used motor oil reimbursement account is 87.15 established in the environmental fund. Money in the account is 87.16 appropriated to the commissioner of the pollution control agency 87.17 for the commissioner's activities under section 325E.112 and to 87.18 complete the study required by section 86, except that the 87.19 commissioner may not expend more than $50,000 for the study 87.20 required by section 86. 87.21 Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 574.263, is 87.22 amended to read: 87.23 574.263 [FORESTRYNATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.] 87.24 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITION.] For the purposes of this 87.25 section and section 574.264, "forestrynatural resource 87.26 development project" includes site preparation by discing, 87.27 shearing, rock raking or piling, patch scarification, or 87.28 furrowing; prairie restoration; creation of wildlife openings 87.29 and other wildlife habitat improvements; landscape clearing; 87.30 tree planting; tree seeding; tree pruning; timber stand 87.31 improvement by thinning or clearing existing forest trees by 87.32 manual, mechanical, or chemical techniques; orforest road and87.33bridgeconstruction, reconstruction, and maintenance of 87.34 department of natural resources trails, public accesses, water 87.35 control structures, fish barriers, sewage treatment systems, 87.36 roads, and bridges. 88.1 Subd. 2. [CONTRACTOR'S BOND.] A contract with the state 88.2 for aforestrynatural resource development project may require 88.3 a performance bond at the discretion of the commissioner of 88.4 natural resources. If the commissioner determines that a 88.5 performance bond is required, it shall not be less than five 88.6 percent of the contract price. 88.7 Subd. 3. [BID DEPOSIT IN PLACE OF PERFORMANCE BOND.] For a 88.8 contract made by the commissioner for aforestrynatural 88.9 resource development project, the commissioner may require a bid 88.10 deposit in place of a performance bond for charges that may 88.11 accrue because of doing the specified work and to enforce the 88.12 terms of the contract. The commissioner may set the amount of 88.13 the bid deposit, but it may not be less than five percent of the 88.14 contract price. 88.15 Subd. 4. [PAYMENT BOND.] A contract with the state for 88.16 aforestrynatural resource development project may require a 88.17 payment bond at the discretion of the commissioner of natural 88.18 resources. If the commissioner determines that a payment bond 88.19 is required, the commissioner also has the discretion to decide 88.20 whether the bond may be in the form of securities in place of a 88.21 bond as provided in section 574.264. If so, the securities 88.22 cannot have less value than five percent of the contract price. 88.23 Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 574.264, 88.24 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 88.25 Subdivision 1. [FORESTNATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 88.26 PROJECTS.] In place of a performance or payment bond or bid 88.27 deposit for a state contract for aforestrynatural resource 88.28 development project less than $50,000, the person required to 88.29 file the bond or bid deposit may deposit in a local designated 88.30 state depository or with the state treasurer a certified check, 88.31 a cashier's check, a postal, bank, or express money order, 88.32 assignable bonds or notes of the United States, or an assignment 88.33 of a bank savings account or investment certificate or an 88.34 irrevocable bank letter of credit, in the same amount that would 88.35 be required for the bond or bid deposit. If securities listed 88.36 in this section are deposited, their value shall not be less 89.1 than the amount required for the bond or bid deposit and the 89.2 person required to file the bond or bid deposit shall submit an 89.3 agreement authorizing the commissioner to sell or otherwise take 89.4 possession of the securities in the event of default under the 89.5 contract or nonpayment of any persons furnishing labor and 89.6 materials under, or to perform, the contract. 89.7 Sec. 82. Laws 1995, chapter 220, section 142, as amended 89.8 by Laws 1995, chapter 263, section 12, and Laws 1996, chapter 89.9 351, section 1, is amended to read: 89.10 Sec. 142. [EFFECTIVE DATES.] 89.11 Sections 2, 5, 7, 20, 42, 44 to 49, 56, 57, 101, 102, 117, 89.12 and 141, paragraph (d), are effective the day following final 89.13 enactment. 89.14 Sections 114, 115, 118, and 121 are effective January 1, 89.15 1996. 89.16 Sections 120, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5, and 141, 89.17 paragraph (c), are effective July 1, 1996. 89.18 Section 141, paragraph (b), is effectiveJune 30, 199989.19 December 31, 1999. 89.20 Sections 58 and 66 are effective retroactively to August 1, 89.21 1991. 89.22 Section 119 is effective September 1, 1996. 89.23 Section 120, subdivision 1, is effective July 1, 1999. 89.24 Sec. 83. Laws 1996, chapter 351, section 2, as amended by 89.25 Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 141, is amended to read: 89.26 Sec. 2. [ RECYCLINGGOALS ANDACTIONS.] 89.27 Subdivision 1. (a)The following recycling or reuse goals89.28shall be considered met if the actions in this subdivision are89.29initiated by the identified parties on or before September 1,89.301997, and are fully completed by December 31, 1998.89.31Additionally, the goals in paragraph (b) must be met in at least89.3250 percent of counties by December 31, 1997; 75 percent by June89.331, 1998; and 100 percent by December 31, 1998.89.34(b) Motor oil and motor oil filter manufacturers and89.35retailers shall ensure that:89.36(1) at least 90 percent of residents within the90.1seven-county metropolitan area and residents of a city or town90.2with a population greater than 1,500 have access to a free90.3nongovernment collection site for used motor oil and used motor90.4oil filters within five miles of their residences; and90.5(2) at least one free nongovernment collection site for90.6used motor oil and used motor oil filters generated by the90.7public would be located in each county.90.8(c)Motor oil and motor oil filter manufacturers and 90.9 retailers shall inform the public about environmental problems 90.10 associated with improper disposal of used motor oil and used 90.11 motor oil filters and proper disposal practices for used motor 90.12 oil and used motor oil filters. At a minimum, this shall 90.13 include public service announcements designed to reach residents 90.14 of the state that generate used motor oil and used motor oil 90.15 filters. 90.16(d)(b) Thecommissioner of the pollution control agency90.17 director of the office of environmental assistance shall,by90.18December 31, 1997, andat least annuallythereafteror more 90.19 frequently if deemed necessary, request motor oil and motor oil 90.20 filter manufacturers and retailers, persons who haul used motor 90.21 oil and used motor oil filters, and nongovernment persons who 90.22 accept used motor oil and used motor oil filters from the public 90.23 to provide an updated list of all existing sites that collect 90.24 used motor oil, used motor oil filters, or both, from the 90.25 public, delineating for public promotion which sites collect for 90.26 free.The commissioner shall use this information to determine90.27whether the parties identified in paragraph (b) have met the90.28goals listed in that paragraph. A collection site operated by90.29the state or a political subdivision, as defined in Minnesota90.30Statutes, section 115A.03, subdivision 24, may be counted90.31towards meeting recycling goals, provided that the parties90.32responsible for meeting the goals of this subdivision90.33voluntarily reimburse the state or political subdivision for all90.34of the costs at that collection site that are associated with90.35used motor oil and used motor oil filter recycling.Persons who 90.36 accept used motor oil and used motor oil filters from the public 91.1 shall cooperate with manufacturers and retailers of motor oil 91.2 and motor oil filters to inform theagencyoffice of 91.3 environmental assistance withinten30 days of initiating or 91.4 ceasing to collect used motor oil or used motor oil filters from 91.5 the public. The information shall be provided in a form and 91.6 manner prescribed by thecommissionerdirector of the office of 91.7 environmental assistance. Using the information provided under 91.8 this paragraph, the director of the office of environmental 91.9 assistance shall prepare and make available to the public a list 91.10 of all existing sites that collect used motor oil, used motor 91.11 oil filters, or both from the public. The list must include all 91.12 sites in the state, including both government and nongovernment 91.13 collection sites and both sites that accept used motor oil or 91.14 used motor oil filters free of charge or for a fee. The 91.15 director shall update the list at least annually. 91.16(e)(c) Motor oil filter manufacturers shall disclose to 91.17 retailers whether lead has been intentionally introduced in 91.18 manufacturing, and retailers shall not knowingly sell motor oil 91.19 filters containing lead intentionally introduced in 91.20 manufacturing. 91.21 Subd. 2. The commissioner of the pollution control agency 91.22 may appoint an advisory group of diverse interests to assist the 91.23 agency with experimentation with various approaches to public 91.24 education, financial incentives, waste management, and other 91.25 issues that might affect the effectiveness of recycling 91.26 efforts.The commissioner may request parties responsible for91.27meeting the recycling goals in subdivision 1 to voluntarily pay91.28for some of the experimentation costs. The existence of this91.29advisory group in no way relieves the parties identified in91.30subdivision 1 of responsibility for meeting the goals listed in91.31that subdivision.The commissioner of the pollution control 91.32 agency shall appoint an advisory group chair. 91.33Subd. 3. By January 15, 1999, the commissioner of the91.34pollution control agency shall report to the environment and91.35natural resources committees of the senate and the house of91.36representatives on the amount of used motor oil and used motor92.1oil filters being recycled and whether the goals in subdivision92.21 have been met and recommend whether the mandate for retailers92.3of motor oil and filters described in Minnesota Statutes,92.4section 325E.112, subdivision 1, is needed to achieve the92.5recycling goals.92.6 Sec. 84. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 92.7 23, is amended to read: 92.8 Subd. 23. Metro Regional Trails 5,000,000 92.9 For grants to the metropolitan council 92.10 for acquisition and development of a 92.11 capital nature of trail connections in 92.12 the metropolitan area as specified in 92.13 this subdivision. The purpose of the 92.14 grants is to improve trails in the 92.15 metropolitan park and open space system 92.16 and connect them with existing state 92.17 and regional trails. Priority shall be 92.18 given to matching funds for an ISTEA 92.19 grant. 92.20 The funds shall be allocated by the 92.21 council as follows: 92.22 (1) $1,050,000 is allocated to Ramsey 92.23 county as follows: 92.24 (i) $400,000 to complete six miles of 92.25 trails between the Burlington Northern 92.26 Regional Trail and Bald Eagle-Otter 92.27 Lake Regional Park; 92.28 (ii) $150,000 to complete a one-mile 92.29 connection between Birch Lake and the 92.30 Lake Tamarack segment of Bald 92.31 Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park; 92.32 (iii) $500,000 to acquire real property 92.33 and design and construct or renovate 92.34 recreation facilities along the 92.35 Mississippi River in cooperation with 92.36 the city of St. Paul; 92.37 (2) $1,050,000 is allocated to the city 92.38 of St. Paul as follows: 92.39 (i) $250,000 to construct a bridge over 92.40 Lexington Parkway in Como Regional 92.41 Park; and 92.42 (ii) $800,000 to enhance amenities for 92.43 the trailhead at the Lilydale-Harriet 92.44 Island Regional Park pavilion; 92.45 (3) $1,400,000 is allocated to Anoka 92.46 countyas followsto construct: 92.47 (i)$1,100,000 to constructa 92.48 pedestrian tunnel under Highway 65 on 92.49 the Rice Creek West Regional Trail in 92.50 the city of Fridley; and 92.51 (ii)$300,000 to constructa pedestrian 92.52 bridge on the Mississippi River 93.1 Regional Trail crossing over 93.2 Mississippi Street in the city of 93.3 Fridley; and 93.4 (4) $1,500,000 is allocated to the 93.5 suburban Hennepin regional park 93.6 district as follows: 93.7 (i) $1,000,000 to connect North 93.8 Hennepin Regional Trail to Luce Line 93.9 State Trail and Medicine Lake; and 93.10 (ii) $500,000 is for the cost of 93.11 development and acquisition of the 93.12 Southwest regional trail in the city of 93.13 St. Louis Park. The trail must connect 93.14 the Minneapolis regional trail system 93.15 at Cedar Lake park to the Hennepin 93.16 parks regional trail system at the 93.17 Hopkins trail head. 93.18 Sec. 85. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 93.19 26, is amended to read: 93.20 Subd. 26. Local Initiative Grants 8,000,000 93.21 For matching grants to be provided to 93.22 local units of government for 93.23 acquisition, development, or renovation 93.24 of a capital nature of local parks, 93.25 trails, and natural and scenic areas. 93.26 Recipients must provide a match of at 93.27 least one-half of total eligible 93.28 project costs. The commissioner shall 93.29 make payment to local units of 93.30 government upon receiving documentation 93.31 of reimbursable expenditures. The 93.32 commissioner shall determine project 93.33 priorities as appropriate based upon 93.34 need. 93.35 $3,500,000 of this appropriation is for 93.36 grants to units of government to 93.37 acquire and develop outdoor recreation 93.38 areas, and for grants to units of 93.39 government to acquire and better 93.40 natural and scenic areas under 93.41 Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 93.42 subdivision 4a. 93.43 $1,000,000 of this appropriation is for 93.44 cooperative trail grants of up to 93.45 $50,000 per project to acquire or 93.46 construct trail linkages between 93.47 communities, trails, and parks. 93.48 $3,500,000 of this appropriation is for 93.49 trail grants for the following locally 93.50 funded publicly owned trails serving 93.51 multiple communities: $1,400,000 for 93.52 Beaver Island Trail in Stearns County, 93.53 $1,400,000 for Skunk Hollow Trail in 93.54 Yellow Medicine and Chippewa Counties, 93.55 and $700,000 for Unity Trail in 93.56 Faribault County. The grant for Beaver 93.57 Island Trail in Stearns County is 93.58 available in the manner and the order 93.59 that follows: $500,000 is available 93.60 upon commitment of an equal amount from 93.61 nonstate sources, $152,000 is available 94.1 upon contribution of an equal amount 94.2 from local governments, $374,000 is 94.3 available upon commitment of an equal 94.4 amount from nonstate sources, and the 94.5 balance of $374,000 is available upon 94.6 commitment of an equal amount from 94.7 nonstate sources. 94.8 Sec. 86. [ANALYSIS OF USED OIL FILTER DISPOSAL METHODS.] 94.9 In consultation with the office of environmental 94.10 assistance, representatives of motor oil manufacturers, 94.11 representatives of motor oil filter manufacturers, 94.12 representatives of site that accept used motor oil and used 94.13 motor oil filters from the public, and representatives of the 94.14 haulers of mixed municipal solid waste, the commissioner of the 94.15 pollution control agency shall analyze the technical feasibility 94.16 of alternative methods of disposing of and recycling of used oil 94.17 motor filters. The commissioner shall report to the chairs of 94.18 the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over 94.19 environmental policy and finance issues by January 15, 2001 on 94.20 the findings of the analysis performed under this section and 94.21 any recommendations. 94.22 Sec. 87. [PRIVATE CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND; ROCK COUNTY.] 94.23 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.24 94.16, the commissioner of natural resources may sell the 94.25 state-owned land described in paragraph (c) by private sale to 94.26 the adjacent landowner east of the township road. 94.27 (b) The consideration for the sale shall be the land's 94.28 appraised value as certified by the state and the conveyance 94.29 shall be in a form approved by the attorney general. 94.30 (c) The land to be sold is located in Rock county, consists 94.31 of 0.6 acres, more or less, and is described as: 94.32 That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 94.33 103 North, Range 45 West, described as follows: 94.34 Commencing at the West Quarter corner of Section 13; thence 94.35 North 00 degrees 17 minutes 27 seconds West (assumed 94.36 bearing) along the west line of the Northwest Quarter of 94.37 said section a distance of 128.17 feet to the point of 94.38 beginning; thence continuing North 00 degrees 17 minutes 27 94.39 seconds West along said west line a distance of 11.84 feet 95.1 to a point 140.00 feet north of the south line of the 95.2 Northwest Quarter of said section and the northwest corner 95.3 of that certain tract of land conveyed to the state of 95.4 Minnesota by final certificate, filed for record in the 95.5 office of the Rock county recorder on May 19, 1938, in Book 95.6 "M" of Miscl., pages 515-517; thence South 89 degrees 28 95.7 minutes 55 seconds East parallel with the south line of the 95.8 Northwest Quarter of said section and along the north line 95.9 of said tract a distance of 1474.45 feet to the northeast 95.10 corner of said tract; thence South 00 degrees 17 minutes 27 95.11 seconds East parallel with the west line of said section 95.12 and along the east line of said tract a distance of 25.29 95.13 feet to an iron stake with DNR caps; thence North 88 95.14 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds West along an existing fence 95.15 line a distance of 1092.38 feet to Point A and an iron 95.16 stake; thence continuing North 88 degrees 57 minutes 33 95.17 seconds West along said fence line extended a distance of 95.18 382.32 feet to said point of beginning. 95.19 Said tract is subject to a roadway easement and any other 95.20 easements of record if any. 95.21 (d) The deed from the commissioner shall include the 95.22 following restrictive covenant: that part of the above 95.23 described tract of land lying easterly of and within 60 feet of 95.24 Point A shall be maintained in tall grass cover with no use for 95.25 livestock purposes. A breach of such restrictive covenant shall 95.26 result in the automatic reversion of the restricted land to the 95.27 state. 95.28 Sec. 88. [RULEMAKING AUTHORITY REVOKED AND MORATORIUM 95.29 IMPOSED.] 95.30 Subdivision 1. [AUTHORITY REVOKED.] Notwithstanding other 95.31 law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources is 95.32 without authority to adopt the rules proposed in the State 95.33 Register, volume 23, pages 751 to 763, October 5, 1998. 95.34 Subd. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] Subdivision 1 is effective 95.35 retroactively to October 4, 1998. 95.36 Sec. 89. [FARMSTEAD WINDBREAK RULES.] 96.1 The board of water and soil resources must adopt rules to 96.2 implement a cost-share program for farmstead windbreaks. 96.3 Sec. 90. [ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES.] 96.4 The commissioner of natural resources shall assess the use 96.5 of electronic devices used in consumptive activities related to 96.6 fish and wildlife resources through creel surveys, other user 96.7 surveys, or point of license purchase. The commissioner shall 96.8 report to the legislature by January 15, 2000, the findings of 96.9 the surveys and provide an analysis of the feasibility of 96.10 assessing the impact of current and anticipated use of 96.11 electronic devices on fish and wildlife resources. 96.12 Sec. 91. [CONSERVATION LICENSE STUDY.] 96.13 The commissioner of natural resources shall conduct a study 96.14 on the feasibility of creating a conservation angling license 96.15 that imposes lower catch limits. The study must at a minimum 96.16 address whether a conservation angling license would 96.17 substantially preserve fish resources, evaluate the fiscal 96.18 impact of such a license on the game and fish fund, and 96.19 recommend a fee for the license. The commissioner shall report 96.20 the study findings and recommendations to the legislature by 96.21 January 15, 2000. 96.22 Sec. 92. [STATE PARK LIFETIME PASS.] 96.23 The commissioner of natural resources must study the 96.24 concept and possibility of a lifetime state park entrance pass 96.25 for residents. The commissioner must address the cost of a 96.26 lifetime pass, the incentive it may create for more residents to 96.27 purchase a pass, and any possible gain or loss to state park 96.28 income. 96.29 Sec. 93. [REPEALER.] 96.30 Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 86B.415, subdivision 7a; 96.31 115A.929; 115A.9651; 115A.981; 297H.13, subdivision 6; and 96.32 473.845, subdivision 2, are repealed effective the day following 96.33 final enactment. Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 1.31; and 96.34 325E.112, subdivision 5, are repealed effective July 1, 1999. 96.35 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84B.11, is repealed effective 96.36 June 30, 2000. 97.1 Sec. 94. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 97.2 Sections 15 to 18, 21 to 25, 34, 35, 47, 58 to 71, 73, 80 97.3 to 82, 85, 88, and 92 are effective on the day following final 97.4 enactment. Sections 33 and 37 to 45 are effective March 1, 2000.